Rich ... Any chance you have one or more 72 ohm BNC connectors and/or adapters?
They -are- different than 50 ohm ones. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP On Feb 19, 2018 09:55, "rich hurd WC3T [email protected] [KX3]" < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I had an oddity with hooking an antenna to the BNC connector on my KX3 > that happened enough times to be chalked up to something other than random > chance. Looking for opinions on whether my solution aligned to your > experience(s). > > I have a complete station - a KX3, a PX3, and a KXPA100. The KXPA100 is > connected via a Cables On Demand connector with a PL259 on one end and a > BNC connector on the other end. All other interface cables are Elecraft > standard. > > This is NOT the first BNC connector that I've used. Prior to this last > acquisition I had a couple of other BNC to PL259 jumpers that I was using, > and the usual smattering of connectors and adapters in the junque box.. > > No matter which one I used, If I removed the BNC connector from the rig > (maybe to go portable, for example, or the last time it was because I > installed Eneloop Pro batteries to the internal battery holders) I would > put everything back together, and then would have severe - almost > debilitating - signal attenuation when I got the rig fired up. If I > twisted and spun the BNC connector on the jack, it would improve, and then > get bad again more often than not. It could take up to 20 minutes to get > everything "dialed in" so that the signal was appearing again. God help me > if I accidentally moved something after that. And of course, while all > this was happening the ATU was having fits, with 99:1 SWR readings and the > amp was going offline; all kinds of weirdnesses. After things calmed > down. the ATU behaved itself, the amp stopped being pouty, and all was then > good. > > Thankfully, now that I have the Cables On Demand product, things seem to > have quieted down - although I still don't disconnect without provocation. > :) Though I'm desperately afraid of when I start to go mobile after the > snow melts and the weather gets nice again. :) Hope I can get my IC706 > fixed and back in service as my base station before that occurs. > > My question was going to be in desperation more than anything else if this > last cable didn't work, but thankfully, that's been the only cable vendor > that I trust for any of my specialized cables and they haven't failed me > even with this one. > > Are BNC connectors that finicky? Is it possible that I just had a bad > batch of low quality jumpers? I'm just wondering if anyone else has had > excessive fiddling with their BNC connections. > > --- > 72, > Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 > PA Army MARS, Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information > Officer for Scouting > Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) > Grid: *FN20is* > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: rich hurd WC3T <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > Reply via web post > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/messages/63560;_ylc=X3oDMTJyNnU1ZHY4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM2MzU2MARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE1MTkwNTkzMjI-?act=reply&messageNum=63560> > • Reply to sender > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20BNC%20connector%20oddity%20on%20KX3> • Reply > to group > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20BNC%20connector%20oddity%20on%20KX3> > • Start a New Topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMGpsZnFyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzE1MTkwNTkzMjI-> > • Messages in this topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/topics/63560;_ylc=X3oDMTM3aDBvZDF0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc0NTIwOTQ3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM2MzU2MARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE1MTkwNTkzMjIEdHBjSWQDNjM1NjA-> > (1) > ------------------------------ > Have you tried the highest rated email app? <https://yho.com/1wwmgg> > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email > app on the market. 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