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Subject: [AMPS] N Connectors
From: w7iuv@nis4u.com (Larry Molitor)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:57:04 +0000
At 12:08 PM 2/26/00 -0600, Jon Ogden wrote:

>For standard 50 Ohm N-connectors:
>
>VSWR: ~1.04:1 (up to 1.2:1 at 11 GHz)
>IM Products: -90 dBm (-133 dBc @ 20 Watts)
>Insertion loss (straight connector): < 0.15 dB max at 10 GHz
>RF Leakage: -90 dB min from 2 to 3 GHz
>Insulation Resistance: 5000 MOhms min
>Contact resistance: 1 mOhm (center), 0.2 mOhm (outer)
>Sea level Working voltage in VRMS (for RG213): 1400 Volts
>                                   (for RG58): 850 Volts
>Dielectric Withstanding Voltage: 2500 V (RG213), 1500 V (RG58)
>RF Testing Voltage: 1500 VRMS (5 MHz SineWave)
>
>The maximum power that is specified through the connectors is 8 KW (I=13 A)
>up to 10 MHz.  At 20 MHz, the maximum power is rated at 4.75 KW and at 30
>MHz it is just over 4 KW.  At 100 MHz, the rated power is just over 2 KW, at
>400 MHz the rated power is 1 KW, and at 500 MHz, the rated power is 900
>Watts.  The connector derates to about 180 Watts at 10 GHz.  Beyond 10 GHz
>the connector starts to go into other modes than the TEM mode.
>
>The connector is also rated at 100% power up to 25 degrees C.  At 50 C, it
>drops to 80%.   It falls linearly to 0% at 155 C.

Good information, Jon. Thanks.

Is the spec you quoted a recent commercial spec or an (old) MIL spec?
Also, do you have altitude derating info? What is the spec for a BNC?

Thanks & 73,

Larry - W7IUV


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