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2007-09-04 Thread allan crites
com >Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: >Duplexers > >Ron , Aw c'mon Ron, dig out those equations from your library so we can all >see where you're comming from. That way we can get an idea how much reference >materials you really

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
of pictures. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: allan crites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/03 Mon PM 04:09:58 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builde

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
ith HP piece of test > > > equipment. Was quick and to the point. > > > > > > I did not think I had to dig into my libary and dig out the equations. > > > Same with stating an SWR...thought most would take a reading from a meter > > > and not having to

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
did not see you giving your basis for rejecting the statement, but > > then again I really did not expect it, hi. > > > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > > > >From: Gary Schafer < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT > > >

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2007-09-03 Thread allan crites
aving to give the equations. I did not see you giving your basis for rejecting the statement, but then again I really did not expect it, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Gary Schafer < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subjec

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
did not see you giving your basis for rejecting the statement, but then > again I really did not expect it, hi. > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > >From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT > >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >

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2007-09-03 Thread allan crites
he statement, but then again I really did not expect it, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers &g

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
Hahaha a audiophiles... can sell them anything no need for real physics, just tell them that this device will make things sound better, back it up with a BS statment that doesn't apply, and charge them 100 bux. On 9/3/07, Jeff DePolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One can see there b

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2007-09-03 Thread Jeff DePolo
> One can see there becomes a point where the coax will not > look like coax at low frequencies or atleast have a > characteristic impedance of something other than it normal value. Most of this is true (although I don't know what you mean by "coax will not look like coax"), and I already ackno

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >But it is your statement. > >73 >Gary K4FMX > >> -Original Message- >> From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright >&

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: >Duplexers > >I was wondering when someone was going to dredge that up from the Beldon >papers. Good going Jesse. >But that still doesn't mean or show that coax cable

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
>From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 09:07:18 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: >Duplexers > > >Isn’t it interesting to note th

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
The equation is for characteristic impedance which means a line of infinite length or one that is terminated with a resistive load equalling the impedance of the transmission line. An interesting note, twisted pair telco lines are about 600 ohms at baseband levels but are 120 ohms at DSL frequenci

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
Correction to below: Change the word "frequency" to wavelength. It should read; There is no "high frequency cutoff" but as the spacing of the center conductor and shield gets larger compared to WAVELENGTH a point is reached where the propagation mode of the cable changes and other modes come in

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
ission line including standing waves. 73 Gary K4FMX _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jesse Lloyd Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 4:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [R

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Condit Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Hi all! If a piece of coax is sitting at ground and you suddenly attach a battery (DC) across it, y

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: > Duplexers > > Ok. Coax doesn't have an impedance at DC it has a resistance. > > Coax impedance is found by: > Zo = sqrt [ (R +j 2 pi f L ) / (G + j 2 pi f c) ] > > where: > f is frequency > L is

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
m > Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: > Duplexers > > Gary, > > Now I know you are kidding, hi. > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > > > From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 08:58:13 CDT > &g

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: > Duplexers > > Gary, > > I don't know. Why don't you tell us. > > I don't know why gravity will pull me to the ground real fast if I jump > off a bridge, but I have all the faith in the world it will. Einstin

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2007-09-02 Thread Jesse Lloyd
n, n9ee/r > > >From: Jeff DePolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 12:12:51 CDT > >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: > Duplexers > > > > >> Impedance refers t

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
freq differences in coax. Maybe not. Oh well. Good discussion. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Jeff DePolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 12:12:51 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-B

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
te: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 12:38:28 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: >Duplexers > >Ok. Coax doesn't have an impedance at DC it has a resistance. > >Coax impedance is found by: &g

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2007-09-02 Thread Jesse Lloyd
or > engineers that allows one to look at some of these issues. > > Oh well. > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > >From: Jeff DePolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: 2007/09/02 Sun AM 09:01:03 CDT > >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE

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2007-09-02 Thread Jeff DePolo
> Impedance refers to both R and X, resistance and reactance. Impedance affects all current flow, DC and AC. X affects AC only. Impedance is specific to AC. There's no such thing as impedance at DC, only resistance. Look up in the definition of impedance in any engineering text and you'll find

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >> >> The question is way off base. No one said one cannot carry >> DC or any other signal on coax. The question was what was >> the impedance of a coax at given frequencies. > >You said coax

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2007-09-02 Thread Jeff DePolo
> > The question is way off base. No one said one cannot carry > DC or any other signal on coax. The question was what was > the impedance of a coax at given frequencies. You said coax has a low-frequency cutoff. I'm asking about that specifically. I didn't ask about about impedance. > At

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 08:48:03 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >Ron, > >Maybe you could tell us why

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
Gary, Now I know you are kidding, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 08:58:13 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >

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2007-09-02 Thread Jeff Condit
ss. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: Gary Schafer To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers How do you know it is not 75 ohms at DC? How long do you th

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2007-09-01 Thread Gary Schafer
peater- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:02 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: > Duplexers > > Jeff, > > The question is way off base. No on

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2007-09-01 Thread Gary Schafer
ps.com [mailto:Repeater- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:49 AM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > > Gary, > > Yes the HP meter was spec'd to go b

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2007-09-01 Thread Ron Wright
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 01:18:35 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >> I don't know where the confusion is...all coax and feedline >> has a upper and

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2007-09-01 Thread Jeff DePolo
> I don't know where the confusion is...all coax and feedline > has a upper and lower freq limit. Might try to learn > something about this. If what you say is true, can you tell me, using sound engineering and math, why you can carry DC on coax if it has a low-frequency cutoff?

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2007-09-01 Thread Ron Wright
ri PM 05:59:28 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >Are you sure that the impedance meter you used was speced for operation >below .5 MHz? > >Yes all capacitors have inductance. Lead

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2007-08-31 Thread Gary Schafer
31, 2007 7:12 AM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > > Gary, > > To measure the impedance of the RG59 I used an HP impedence meter which > displayed Z and phase. I use to use it to determine where caps bec

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2007-08-31 Thread Ron Wright
Gary, To measure the impedance of the RG59 I used an HP impedence meter which displayed Z and phase. I use to use it to determine where caps became resonant as a demo for many caps look inductive above a given freq. Mica caps did pretty good, but still hard to find a cap at 1000 pf that was a