Great idea! Thanks! LW
--- In [email protected], wd8chl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> I made an isotee today by cutting off the central pin in a F-M-F > >> tee. I measured the attenuation by comparing the power through the > >> tee to the power that escapes from the isotee port. With the central > >> pin cut off flush with the dielectric the attenuation is about 38 > >> dB. With the central pin removed entirely the attenuation is about > >> 71 dB. The sampling port on my Bird can be adjusted from about 46 to > >> 51 dB. > > Another idea to add on that someone did at one of my former jobs was to > put a barrel connector on the male port that is isolated. As you thread > the barrel in and out, you get a somewhat variable attenuator, basically > continuous from the 38 up to near that 71 you measured. >
