On 2014-01-26 06:54, Charles Stackhouse wrote:
A very tech savvy friend (microwaves, public safety radio) says this
is no good. Due to the poor
conductivity of stainless steel, RF connections should not be through
Charlie, W2GN
If your friend was really savvy about public safety radio, he
would know that repeater sites ban any connectors containing
magnetic metals such as nickel, which is used in stainless steel.
This is because they cause "passive intermodulation" PIM, producing
cross talk between radios at the site. Probably not a concern
for HF ham radio, but a big deal if you want to put a ham repeater
at a commercial site.
Rick N6RK
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