Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-21 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 01/19/2011 12:58 PM, Robin Gareus wrote: On 01/19/2011 12:39 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: [..] it's a music school, their investment cycles are long and they won't be able to afford cutting-edge gear anyways. Oh and I was already becoming jealous thinking you're planning your own studio

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-19 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
robin, gene, fons, thanks for your replies! On 01/18/2011 10:59 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: * source * 5m or so of suitable cable * bnc wall socket * 20m installation cable (-63dB/100m @ 3ghz) * a ghielmetti patchbay (which includes two canare contacts to the patch cord and two bnc on the

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-19 Thread Robin Gareus
On 01/19/2011 06:35 AM, gene heskett wrote: On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:12:05 am Robin Gareus did opine: On 01/19/2011 03:39 AM, gene heskett wrote: On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 09:16:00 pm Robin Gareus did opine: Hi Joern, If it is an option: use Leerrohre (DE for empty tubes ?) to

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-19 Thread Robin Gareus
On 01/19/2011 12:39 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: [..] it's a music school, their investment cycles are long and they won't be able to afford cutting-edge gear anyways. Oh and I was already becoming jealous thinking you're planning your own studio and was planning a trip to Essen to admire

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-19 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 07:25:59 am Robin Gareus did opine: On 01/19/2011 06:35 AM, gene heskett wrote: [...] I guess Joern's Studio is only 3 or 4 rooms. It's mostly because he mentioned wall sockets that I suggested this. It can also be the wall (or ceiling-mounted) type. I think

[LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-18 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
hi everybody! forgive the ot post, but i hope there are some brains to pick here. i'm planning a studio, and to make it future-proof, there is coax in every room. currently it's going to be used for rgbhv and composite video, but i want it to be future-proof for MADI and HD-SDI. the

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-18 Thread Robin Gareus
Hi Joern, If it is an option: use Leerrohre (DE for empty tubes ?) to make it future-proof, rather than to rely on cable-standards. In a few years you may want to replace coax with optical or whatever. The only question I can answer is #4: The problem is reflections caused by skin-effect if you

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-18 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 09:16:00 pm Robin Gareus did opine: Hi Joern, If it is an option: use Leerrohre (DE for empty tubes ?) to make it future-proof, rather than to rely on cable-standards. In a few years you may want to replace coax with optical or whatever. I think that would

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-18 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 09:40:50 pm f...@kokkinizita.net did opine: Hello Fons ;-) On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:59:59PM +0100, J�rn Nettingsmeier wrote: * source * 5m or so of suitable cable * bnc wall socket * 20m installation cable (-63dB/100m @ 3ghz) * a ghielmetti patchbay

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-18 Thread Robin Gareus
On 01/19/2011 03:39 AM, gene heskett wrote: On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 09:16:00 pm Robin Gareus did opine: Hi Joern, If it is an option: use Leerrohre (DE for empty tubes ?) to make it future-proof, rather than to rely on cable-standards. In a few years you may want to replace coax with

Re: [LAD] [OT] 3ghz coax and soldering...

2011-01-18 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:12:05 am Robin Gareus did opine: On 01/19/2011 03:39 AM, gene heskett wrote: On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 09:16:00 pm Robin Gareus did opine: Hi Joern, If it is an option: use Leerrohre (DE for empty tubes ?) to make it future-proof, rather than to