It might also be worth noting that whilst manufacturers such as Trimble do recommend the use of RG59 or similar 75 ohm cable for GPS module antenna connections this is based on its lower loss compared with 50 ohm equivalents such as RG58. The connector itself on the GPS module, in most cases if not all, will still be a 50 ohm connector but it's considered that the lower cable attenuation will more than compensate for any mismatch effects. In overall cable loss terms it isn't going to make any difference whether 75 ohm RG59 pigtails are used for the internal connections or whether 50 ohm RG58 is used instead, it will just shift the position of the mismatch we're planning to ignore anyway:-) However, RG58 does tend to be better quality, particularly when it comes to the braided screen, some RG59 has a very open weave indeed, and this does generally make the RG58 easier to work with and might also ensure a more reliable connection. If it were me I would maintain the 50 ohms impedance within the unit and then switch to 75 ohms externally, assuming of course that's what I chose to do rather than stay with 50 ohms right through. Regards Nigel GM8PZR In a message dated 03/03/2014 19:42:38 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
RG-59 cable is fine but soldering wires is not a good idea for 1.6GHz. Use a panel-mount BNC crimp connector made for RG-59 such as the Amphenol 31-343-RFX. I presume you want to use regular 50 ohm BNC types rather than the 75 ohm variant. It is preferred to use coax for the 1 PPS as any reflections will degrade its risetime. Good luck, David On 3/3/14 1:01 PM, d0ct0r wrote: > > Hello, > > I am looking for the advise: what will be the better method to connect > GPSDO module by short extension cable to put its antenna input on > front or back panel ? > > Lets say, GPSDO module has female âFâ connector. And I would like to > have BNC connector on back panel of my project. Manufacturer of GPSDO > recommend to use RG-59 cable for antenna connection. > Is it OK if I'll take some RG-59 from CCTV, cut 6" or 12" of it, > connect one end to GPSDO (let say this cable has compression type > connector) and solder other end to BNC on the panel ? Or its better to > use adapters and no soldering ? Like "F connector-to-BNC" adapter , > then short BNC-to-BNC cable connected to BNC panel connector ? > > And other question: is it worth to use RF cable to connect 1PPS output > from GPSDO to distribution amplifier ? Or regular AWG-22 could do that > job ? Thanks ! > _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
