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It should be stated that the PL-259, a favorite of the ham world, is not a
constant impedance, either. Some hams go nuts if they see you use one of those on 2 meters or higher. However, it is simple enough to calculate the impedance bump at a particular frequency simply by determining the impedance (using the ratio of diameters and the length of the connection), then determining what that bump is at a particular frequency. I did that once, to show a friend that he should not lose sleep over the connector. It is like inserting a 1" length of 75 ohm coax in a 50 ohm line. Remember that 50 ohm coax is not necessarily 50 ohms. It is a nominal impedance, which means it might be 50 ohms, or 52 ohms or even 53 ohms. So, if you are worried about the connector, you should measure the coax to see what impedance you really want. RCA and GE both used RCA connectors (commonly called phono plugs) at 450 MHz. Colin K7FM |
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