On 30 Sep 2014 08:46, "REEVES Paul" <paul.ree...@uk.thalesgroup.com> wrote: > > David, > > Just a thought but have you tried Pasternack? They do 'custom' precision cabling including 2.4mm connector options. > > regards, > > Paul, G8GJA
Hi Paul, I don't know how good Pasternack are - I have seen some rather dubious connectors from them. But I did contact their UK agents yesterday and asked for a quote. I found another company on the web, that does connectors as small as 1.0 mm. The fact that they do such connectors gives me a bit of confidence they know what they are doing. Since I will need to bend some cables, I might try to beg, borrow or steal a 2.4 mm connector gage. I have seen so many new items with out of spec connectors, I have a healthy skepticism of connectors, and any keen not to connect a dodgy connector to expensive items. One of my ex employers would send out dodgy connectors, in the expectation a customer would not check them. I am pretty sure that adding these cables will degrade the dynamic range a little, although the specs of the instrument with & without direct sampler access are the same. On the 40 GHz version of this instrument, I think the specification is degraded a bit. So I am keen for the cables to be as good as possible. At least I know I could have trusted the cables from Agilent - I am less convinced about Pasternack. I am kicking myself as 3 of the four 2.4 mm cables were available from Agilent a year ago. Now they are all sold. They would have been preferable as they would have the necessary bends in place. Dave. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.