Re: [time-nuts] 75Z vs 50Z for GPS receivers (was Re: ACE-III GPS receivers (Dr Bruce Griffiths))

2007-01-28 Thread Christopher Hoover
> Most (except for Trimble,..) GPS receivers and antennas > are designed to use 50 ohm cable. > Trimble Bullet GPS antennas have a 50 ohm output impedance. > Trimble literature however is ambiguous in that in the > Resolution T receiver datasheets talk about using RG59 > to connect to the antenna.

Re: [time-nuts] 75Z vs 50Z for GPS receivers (was Re: ACE-III GPS receivers (Dr Bruce Griffiths))

2007-01-28 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Christopher Hoover wrote: >> Most (except for Trimble,..) GPS receivers and antennas >> are designed to use 50 ohm cable. >> Trimble Bullet GPS antennas have a 50 ohm output impedance. >> Trimble literature however is ambiguous in that in the >> Resolution T receiver datasheets talk about using RG5

Re: [time-nuts] 75Z vs 50Z for GPS receivers (was Re: ACE-III GPS receivers (Dr Bruce Griffiths))

2007-01-28 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dr Bruce Griffiths writes: >93 ohm RG62 cables with BNC connectors are not unknown, they were used >in some nuclear instrumentation. >I have a few of these lying around. Other uses: 93 Ohm: IBM 3270 terminal cabling 75 Ohm: Practically all telecom

Re: [time-nuts] 75Z vs 50Z for GPS receivers (was Re: ACE-III GPS receivers (Dr Bruce Griffiths))

2007-01-28 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Christopher Hoover said the following on 01/28/2007 04:48 AM: > I would also add that BNC and N connectors come in both 50Z and 75Z flavors. > In fact 75Z BNC connectors are pretty common, being used in professional > video applications. (Check surplus BNC patch cords carefully.) On the > other