On 2/4/2022 3:32 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
I know many will disagree but I wish the ham industry had never gone
to RG6 and F plugs and jacks for filters, preamps and various rx
antennas etc. I know that UHF/BNC/N take up more space and cost more
but the feedline and connector series that works for broadcast TV,
cable and broadcast FM reception doesn't always have the benefits hams
need, in my semi-humble opinion.
I've used F connectors since the '70s, when I had a gig installing CATV
systems in Chicago high rises (including Sears Tower). The ones we had
in those days were super-primative by today's standards. F-connectors
and CATV coax are just fine for most of our RX applications -- IF we
don't cheap out on connectors, coax, and tools, do match the connectors
to the cable types, and if, as Steve has noted, learn how to do the
terminations.
73, Jim K9YC
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