Bob, You are on the same track as I am... I just think the ability to replace the cable with a readily available jumper would simplify things in case of a failure. Downtime can really hurt if it is a paying client in the emergency services arena.
Say for instance, you are on vacation and the jumper gets damaged while your "bestes buddy" trusted tech is watching your accounts for you.... will he have a jumper in stock? Judging from the length of this thread, probably not. Now the client is ill due to down time in a critical application.... your spouse is ill due to having to cut the vacation short because you had to race home to make things "all better". Standardized parts make life soooo much simpler. Five minutes on the bench to "standardize" things can save boatloads of grief later down the road!! As I am not terribly familiar with the specifics of this installation, this is only a suggestion... You might relocate the point of entry to a better location, using UG-141 hard-line and the hooded Type-N chassis connector. If flexibility is needed use the flexible variety of cable (the nomenclature escapes me at the moment). Like I said... just my 2 cents... YMMV. And one size certainly doesn't fit all. My standard disclaimer is here <http://65.173.252.46/standard_disclaimer.htm> Wonder what the impedance bump for an RCA connector looks like at say... 489MHz?? mike At 12:57 PM 12/17/2004 -0800, you wrote: >At 12/17/2004 10:15 AM, you wrote: > > >My 2 cents would be to replace the connector on the receiver.... > >"adapterators" are nothing more than an invitation for gremlins to sneak > >into your system... not to mention added impedance bumps... added > >losses... potential connection problems... etc... etc.... etc.... > >Normally I'd agree, but that RCA connector is kind of difficult to get at & >there may not be enough room for a different connector. > >You didn't mention if the Mastr Pro RX is VHF or UHF. If it's UHF, you're >probably already using a preamp ahead of it due to the high noise figure of >the stock receiver. Another 1/2 dB of mismatch loss due to the RCA >connector won't be noticable if it's downstream from the preamp. > >Bob NO6B > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Perryman Cavell, Mertz & Davis, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineers http://www.cmdconsulting.com 7839 Ashton Avenue K5JMP Manassas, VA 20109 USA (703) 392-9090; (703) 392-9559 fax; DC Line (202) 332-0110 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
