Patrick Martin wrote: > I wish I had a real dummy load, as I could check it better.
They're pretty cheap in low wattage sizes. Or you could use a standard CATV 75 ohm terminator, 2 for a buck at Radio Shack. They're just a 75 ohm resistor in an F type terminator cap. > but > grounding the shield with the antenna disconnected, I fiqure I should be > getting nothing but the locals. That is not the case. Unless you are terminating the coax into a shielded connector at the antenna end, and into the receiver's unbalanced coax input, you aren't testing for ingress right. If you have a properly installed connector at each end, a well shielded receiver, and screw on a dummy load or terminator on the antenna end, then you'll know what your ingress is. Adding a common mode choke will at the receiver end will tell you if you have leakage there. Rick Kunath _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
