I appreciate the comments and that good RF connectors are important, but
how would a bad connector cause the KX3 to only lose sensitivity on
30/40 meters?
73,
Scott N9AA
On 9/16/18 2:34 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 9/16/2018 9:08 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
I have had this with other radios. It turned out to be a coax
connection that cleared up temporarily with application of a bit of
power, but then generally got worse.
Yes. This is also a symptom of dirty or failing relay contacts, and of
junk coax connectors and adapters. And of poorly installed connectors,
and of connectors that are not wrench tight.
Definition of junk coax connectors and adapters -- they don't have
Amphenol or a MIL-spec number stamped into them. If you bought new
connectors or adapters at a hamfest or flea market, they're almost
certainly junk.
All connectors are not created equal -- if, for example, the female
center is larger than the male center, they may not make good contact.
This is a common problem with junk connectors of all sorts, not only
coax.
F-type are an exception to that branding -- Snap N Seal is one of the
good brands.
73, Jim K9YC
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