Well, I'll fix that. Connector losses are usually overestimated. If they are
well mated, loss is difficult to even measure. But what they introduce is
unreliability. Type N connectors are, in my experience, unreliable when
outside with the temperature extremes here in the desert.
On Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 07:45:48 AM MST, Mike Fatchett W0MU
<w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:
The silence is deafening.
On 8/23/2025 8:33 AM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
> I have been thinking about this myself and I wonder if the connector
> between the hardline and the rotor loop might have more loss than the
> difference between the hardline and LMR400 ultra flex cable. In other
> words, maybe just run LMR400 and not have a connector in line.
> I have not done the math, but I think it would depend upon the total length
> of the cable. Mine will go from the stackmatch to the bottom of the tower
> where it will connect to 7/8” hardline.
>
> Chuck W5PR
>
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM Jim Miller <jim@jtmiller.com> wrote:
>
>> 6m beam. i have a rotator loop. this is for the longish boom run.
>>
>> i've got it all figured out so now to implement.
>>
>> i had no idea that ferrite beads over 1/2" hardline would be so
>> controversial.
>>
>> jim ab3cv
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Jim, is this for a fixed antenna or a rotating tower? Or, is it for a
>>> rotator loop?
>>>
>>> Chuck W5PR
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM Jim Miller <jim@jtmiller.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I found some. In stock. No problem.
>>>>
>>>> Jim ab3cv
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM Jim Miller <jim@jtmiller.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm redoing my 6m feed along the boom with LDF4-50 and would like to
>>>> put a
>>>>> string of type 43 cores along it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone here done that and what did you find to use? I'd like to
>>>> avoid
>>>>> including a normal piece of coax if possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim ab3cv
>>>>>
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