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2007-09-04 Thread allan crites
: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Ron , Aw c'mon Ron, dig out those equations from your library so we can all see where you're comming from. That way we can get an idea how much reference materials you really have and who and what they are. And just because your name is Wright doen't

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
The equation is for characteristic impedance which means a line of infinite length or one that is terminated with a resistive load equalling the impedance of the transmission line. An interesting note, twisted pair telco lines are about 600 ohms at baseband levels but are 120 ohms at DSL

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 09:07:18 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Isn’t it interesting to note thatthe impedance goes UP at low frequencies

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers I was wondering when someone was going to dredge that up from the Beldon papers. Good going Jesse. But that still doesn't mean or show that coax cable has a low frequency cutoff or that it stops looking

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers But it is your statement. 73 Gary K4FMX -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 6:46 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

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2007-09-03 Thread Jeff DePolo
One can see there becomes a point where the coax will not look like coax at low frequencies or atleast have a characteristic impedance of something other than it normal value. Most of this is true (although I don't know what you mean by coax will not look like coax), and I already

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
Hahaha a audiophiles... can sell them anything no need for real physics, just tell them that this device will make things sound better, back it up with a BS statment that doesn't apply, and charge them 100 bux. On 9/3/07, Jeff DePolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One can see there

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2007-09-03 Thread allan crites
not expect it, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers But it is your statement. 73 Gary K4FMX -Original Message- From

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
PROTECTED] gaschafer%40comcast.net Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers But it is your statement. 73 Gary K4FMX -Original Message

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2007-09-03 Thread allan crites
, but then again I really did not expect it, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 08:29:08 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers But it is your statement. 73 Gary K4FMX

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
, September 02, 2007 6:46 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Gary, I don't know. Why don't you tell us. I don't know why gravity will pull me to the ground real

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2007-09-03 Thread Jesse Lloyd
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers But it is your statement. 73 Gary K4FMX -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder

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2007-09-03 Thread Ron Wright
of pictures. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: allan crites [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/03 Mon PM 04:09:58 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Ron , Aw

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2007-09-02 Thread Jeff Condit
. - Original Message - From: Gary Schafer To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers How do you know it is not 75 ohms at DC? How long do you think it will take

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
Gary, Now I know you are kidding, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 08:58:13 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers How do you know it is not 75

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 08:48:03 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Ron, Maybe you could tell us why coax cable has a lower frequency limit? You claim that it does

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2007-09-02 Thread Jeff DePolo
The question is way off base. No one said one cannot carry DC or any other signal on coax. The question was what was the impedance of a coax at given frequencies. You said coax has a low-frequency cutoff. I'm asking about that specifically. I didn't ask about about impedance. At DC I

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
-Builder] Re: Duplexers The question is way off base. No one said one cannot carry DC or any other signal on coax. The question was what was the impedance of a coax at given frequencies. You said coax has a low-frequency cutoff. I'm asking about that specifically. I didn't

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2007-09-02 Thread Jeff DePolo
Impedance refers to both R and X, resistance and reactance. Impedance affects all current flow, DC and AC. X affects AC only. Impedance is specific to AC. There's no such thing as impedance at DC, only resistance. Look up in the definition of impedance in any engineering text and you'll find

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2007-09-02 Thread Jesse Lloyd
, ron, n9ee/r From: Jeff DePolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/02 Sun AM 09:01:03 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers The question is way off base. No one said one cannot carry DC or any other

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
PM 12:38:28 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Ok. Coax doesn't have an impedance at DC it has a resistance. Coax impedance is found by: Zo = sqrt [ (R +j 2 pi f L ) / (G + j 2 pi f

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2007-09-02 Thread Ron Wright
differences in coax. Maybe not. Oh well. Good discussion. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Jeff DePolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 12:12:51 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Impedance

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2007-09-02 Thread Jesse Lloyd
: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 12:12:51 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Impedance refers to both R and X, resistance and reactance. Impedance affects all current flow, DC and AC

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Gary, I don't know. Why don't you tell us. I don't know why gravity will pull me to the ground real fast if I jump off a bridge, but I have all the faith in the world it will. Einstin tried to explain it, but died before he got the results. Taking

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Gary, Now I know you are kidding, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 08:58:13 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Ok. Coax doesn't have an impedance at DC it has a resistance. Coax impedance is found by: Zo = sqrt [ (R +j 2 pi f L ) / (G + j 2 pi f c) ] where: f is frequency L is inductance C is capacitance R is the resistance G is shunt conductance

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
Of Jeff Condit Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Hi all! If a piece of coax is sitting at ground and you suddenly attach a battery (DC) across it, you're really talking

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
. 73 Gary K4FMX _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jesse Lloyd Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 4:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers So

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2007-09-02 Thread Gary Schafer
Correction to below: Change the word frequency to wavelength. It should read; There is no high frequency cutoff but as the spacing of the center conductor and shield gets larger compared to WAVELENGTH a point is reached where the propagation mode of the cable changes and other modes come into

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2007-09-01 Thread Ron Wright
Gary, Yes the HP meter was spec'd to go below below 0.5 MHz, it went down to 100 kHz. I don't know where the confusion is...all coax and feedline has a upper and lower freq limit. Might try to learn something about this. I know about low freq RF. Worked on a Navy program that used 18 kHz, a

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2007-09-01 Thread Jeff DePolo
I don't know where the confusion is...all coax and feedline has a upper and lower freq limit. Might try to learn something about this. If what you say is true, can you tell me, using sound engineering and math, why you can carry DC on coax if it has a low-frequency cutoff?

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2007-09-01 Thread Ron Wright
PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 01:18:35 CDT To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers I don't know where the confusion is...all coax and feedline has a upper and lower freq limit. Might try to learn something

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2007-09-01 Thread Gary Schafer
[mailto:Repeater- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:49 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Gary, Yes the HP meter was spec'd to go below below 0.5 MHz, it went down to 100 kHz

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2007-09-01 Thread Gary Schafer
- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:02 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers Jeff, The question is way off base. No one said one cannot carry DC or any other signal