); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I have made > numerous shielded opens for network analyzer use by crimping an > SMA connector > nut onto a piece of copper semi-rigid shield tube without using any center > insulator, or center pin. >
You can (supposedly) mess up an expensive 3.5mm female connector if you mate it with a male SMA without a fixed center pin. Never done this myself but have read about it. I have a bad habit of using the 3.5mm-APC7 adapters from my cal kit for making general SMA connections to the 85046A test set, and I always wonder if I'm going to mess them up. > The screw on BNC's that you can get at Radio Shack hardly qualify > as a connector. Yep. You can think of them as random-impedance loads. -- john, KE5FX _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
