[TowerTalk] Connectors

[jimlux]

On 5/7/16 6:18 PM, Bob K6UJ wrote:
> Interesting topic guys.
> I have always used two PL-259's and a barrel connector when splicing.
>
> I'm with you Tom.  Does anyone know what the actual loss is from this
> arrangement or splicing as described ?
> We always hear about how joe ham did this or that and it worked great,
> what is the actual loss folks ?
>
>
> Bob


At HF frequencies, the actual *loss* is going to be "unmeasureably low" 
just like the loss through the PL-259s and the barrel.

Unless you do something silly like solder only one of the braid wires 
across the gap, or leave braid wires close to the center conductor.