Did you measure the 50 ohms with a multimeter? If you did, try putting power to the cables with a radio and measure the reflected power of the jumper by itself. Sometimes a DC 50 ohms does not equal an RF 50 ohms.
The other possiblilty might be that the RG8 was the exact lengths to make it work properly. RG8 has a velocity factor of about 66% and hardline is typically around 88% velocity factor. The hardline jumpers would have to be longer than the RG8 jumpers to equal the same RF electrical length. For example, a 40 inch RG8 jumper would be 53 inches using the above velocity factors. My bet is on the soldered connectors on the hardline. 73, Joe, K1ike --- tgundo2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I installed the new jumpers the power out went > to s&#$, but its fine using the crummy jumpers. I > checked the new jumpers they are good, not shorted, > and measure 50 ohms into a dummy load. > > What am I missing here? Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/