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Re: Topband: F connector question

To: donovanf@starpower.net, topband@contesting.com, Julius Fazekas <phriendly1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: F connector question
From: <k8gt@mi.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 0:12:53 -0500
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With all due respect, Frank, but 50 and 75 Ohm BNC connectors are very 
compatible and in the TV and Video production businesses, we have been using 
them since the '60's.  When we changed from UHF connectors to BNCs, we only had 
50 Ohm types, it was a little later that the 75 Ohm connectors were available.  
In analog video it didn't make any difference, but when we got to SD video and 
now HD video, it definitely did make a difference.  Obviously at VHF anf UHF 
RF, it makes a great difference.

Your description of the difference in connectors is spot on.

73, Gerry, K8GT



---- donovanf@starpower.net wrote: 

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75 ohm BNC connectors are specialized connectors used primarily above 100 MHz 
by in high definition television production studios, telephone, and satellite 
communications industries.  Unless you work in those industries, you're not 
likely to need them.  50 ohm BNCs work fine with 75 ohm cables for applications 
below about 100 MHz where the connector is very short compared to a wavelength.

The dielectric in 75 ohm BNCs connectors has a obvious different configuration 
than the dielectric in 50 ohm connectors.  The dielectric in a 50 ohm BNC is 
extends along the inner surface of the  shield.  The dielectric in a 75 ohm BNC 
does not extend along the inner surface of the shield.

http://www.lifebeforelandfill.com/item/cameras_photo/professional_video_equipment/cables_wires/canare_bnc_cable_m-m_75ohm_lv-61s_45-ft/images/00179_canare_bnc_cable_m-m_75ohm_lv-61s_45-ft_img_01_gall.jpg
 

IMPORTANT: 50 and 75 ohm BNC connectors are not usually compatible or 
interchangeable.

73
Frank
W3LPL

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:03 -0800 (PST)
>From: Julius Fazekas <phriendly1@yahoo.com>  
>Subject: Topband: F connector question  
>To: topband@contesting.com
>
>Anyone have any idea what type of F connector I need for this? Didn't realize 
>there were so many flavors.
>
>And what's the difference between a 50 ohm BNC and a 75 ohm BNC, other than 
>the impedance?
>
>Commscope 22790 Quality High Performance HDTV Cable 9700851 18AWG CMR(ETL) 
>C(ETL) 002112
>Center Conductor: 18AWG Solid Copper
>Dielectric: Foamed Polyetheylene (FPE) Approx. Dia. Over Dielectric: 0.144: 
>+/- 0.004"
>Shield: Foil: Aluminum/Poly Tape, Braid: 34 AWG Tinned Copper, 90% Coverage
>Jacket: Flame Retardant Polyvinylchloride (FR-PVC)
>
>Mucho gracias in advance,
>Julius 
>
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