Matthew Smith wrote: > Hi Folks > > I know that we talked about extending antenna cables not that long ago, > but I don't think that we resolved *how* the cables should be joined > other than that the type of soldered splice I was proposing was not a > good thing. > > I've decided to run the indoor sections on RG6, since that's what I've > got. I also have a couple of splitters with power pass-through that are > rated up to 1.8GHz - these have F connectors on them. > > As there don't appear to be any MCX to F or BNC or SMB to F or BNC > adapters available, I'm still puzzling how to hook this up. > > All I can think of is to have either: > > 1) A metal box with a bulkhead SMB connector on one end and a bulkhead > BNC or F connnector on the other or: > > 2) A metal box containing a PCB with the two appropriate connectors at > either end of the PCB, a single trace linking the two centres and the > rest of the board being ground. > > I know that I'm doing a mix'n'match of impedances, but comments from the > previous thread indicated to me that this shouldn't cause any real > problems, even if it is a 'dirty hack'. > > Cheers > > M > > Matt
Using a small length of low loss coax to connect between the 2 connectors is virtually essential. This will have lower loss than most PCB substrates. The connectors in question can in turn be mounted on a plate or box wall. Bruce _______________________________________________ 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.
