On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:52:42 -0500, Paul Christensen wrote: >I have never been a believer in allowing the chassis to function as an RF >ground return, especially on SO-239 connectors. Those connectors really >need their own reliable return path to a solid circuit ground point. Not >sure how that practice started or when...
There are very good reasons for the chassis to function as a ground return. Do a Google search on "the pin 1 problem". 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
