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[email protected] · March 27th 12, 06:41 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.moderated

wrote:
On Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:45:59 EDT, (Alan)
wrote:

In article Channel Jumper writes:

DrTeeth;788676 Wrote:

But I've
not considered BNC, at least for HF work.

Though it may be an impure thought, but don't HF commercial rigs all
have SO 259s? Are adapters available?
--

Cheers

Yes - but the adapters are quite lossy.

Actually, I have not found significant loss in any of these adapters
I have used. If they had much loss, they would get warm (or hot) when
transmitting, and none I have used do.

Alan

I agree with Alan. The adapters are not lossy.
I use them frequently to connect the outputs of my handhelds (BNC,
SMA) to mag-mount antennas (UHF connector). They work fine. Good
output signal and good reception. No heat generated.

Dick Grady, AC7EL

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It highly depends on how the adapter was made and who made it.

Well made adapters from reputable makers have losses in the fractions of
a db but there is also junk out there.

Some may have heard of the infamous cheapie UHF right angle adapter where
the center conductor was a spring; yep, a coil.