The GenRad 874 connector was good to 4.5 Ghz and took a Banana plug in the
center conductor without changing electrical characteristics!!!
http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/GR_Experimenters/1948/GenRad_Experimenter_Oct_1948.pdf
Not bad for a connector designed in 1948!
It was largely supplanted b
Yep, GR once made the best. The GR connector had at least three things
going; as noted hermaphroditic. No need for several sexes. Second, they
are seamless 50 ohms, very very small reflections at the connection.
Third, banana plugs (also a GR idea, I think) fit in the center "post"
of the conne
Hi
> On May 26, 2017, at 11:21 PM, Gary Woods wrote:
>
> On Mon, 22 May 2017 05:59:59 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> https://goo.gl/photos/tygN5ZFeFLUhc4zX6
>>
>> Near Portland Oregon
>
> Neat stuff...did anybody but GR use those hermaphrodite connectors?
At one time, GR was pretty much the only s
Hi Gary,
I have seen them on old HP, Tektronix, and a few other brands. GR was the
most famous for them tbough that I've seen.
Mark
KC0OHJ
On May 26, 2017 9:52 PM, "Gary Woods" wrote:
On Mon, 22 May 2017 05:59:59 -0700, you wrote:
>https://goo.gl/photos/tygN5ZFeFLUhc4zX6
>
>Near Portland Ore
> --
> Bill Byrom N5BB
>
> - Original message -
> From: Gary Woods
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Two pieces of old General Radio Freq. Nuts
> Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 23:21:11 -0400
> ...
> Neat stu
Byrom N5BB
- Original message -
From: Gary Woods
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Two pieces of old General Radio Freq. Nuts
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 23:21:11 -0400
...
Neat stuff...did anybody but GR use those hermaphrodite connectors?
On Mon, 22 May 2017 05:59:59 -0700, you wrote:
>https://goo.gl/photos/tygN5ZFeFLUhc4zX6
>
>Near Portland Oregon
Neat stuff...did anybody but GR use those hermaphrodite connectors? I have
an adapter for them that came with a wide-band amplifier; "delay line"
type, with a whole row of, I think, 6A
