Charlie,
The short answer -- You'll rarely experience any problems if the resistor
value is not optimum.
The most important function of the resistor is to limit the loss to 6 dB and
limit the maximum VSWR if one of the two split ports is open- or
short-circuit. For this task, precision is not an issue.
The other function is to achieve optimum balance and isolation between the
two split ports. With all ports terminated in their characteristic
impedances, you'll get perhaps 50 dB isolation with a 5% tolerance resistor
(assuming proper winding technique). In an RX antenna splitter, high
isolation is most important if two radios are sharing the same antenna,
e.g., SO2R on 160 and 80.
73, Gary
K9AY
> Gents,
>
> Assuming 75-ohm inputs, what's the tolerance
> of the 150-ohm "balancing" resistor used on a
> 0-degree hybrid combiner such as the one shown
> in ON4UN's LBDXing book, Fifth edition,
> page 7-23, figure 7-24?
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie, N0TT
_______________________________________________
UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
|