That's EXACTLY what the radio world has been needing for decades: bungee coax. We already have lossy coax, and leaky coax. We definitely need "stretchy" coax. That would make the circle complete.
I love it. You should send that suggestion to Andrew or maybe even Belden. Make sure the cable you end up with is double-shielded, silver-tinned, flexible, and rated for outdoor use (no foil and braid mixed together). Ask for patent rights while you're at it. Great idea. Go with it. On a more serious note, if the cables use male N connectors you measure from end to end. The Amphenol crimp-on connectors add 1/2 inch to the length of the center conductor, so if you need a total length of 12 inches, cut the coax for 11 inches. Strip and add the two connectors and you'll be right on 12 inches in length. If you use UHF male connectors, I don't know where you measure from. Bob M. ====== --- Dave VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The length of the jumper cables between the cans > has a profound > effect upon > > the insertion loss at the pass frequency, and > relatively little > effect upon > > the isolation at the notch frequency. > > Which brings up a fun question.. > How do you know what the right length is, and where > do you measure it > from? > > Or is this a cut and try thing? In that case, anyone > know sources for > bungee coax? :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
