Jim is correct. You can look in the ARRL Handbook for resistor combination that will give you the attenuation you desire while keeping the impedance at a suitable value.
73, Tod, K0TO -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 6:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: RF attenuators On 8/22/2011 8:29 AM, Hardy Landskov wrote: > Mini-Circuits makes passive attenuators at reasonable prices. They come with > BNC, N, and SMA connectors, those being the most popular. They make various > power levels also. They do not make attenuators with PL259/SO239 > connectors. You will have to buy adaptors. > Google Mini-Circuits and take a look. Attenuators for 160M can be built from two carbon resistors for pennies. It's nothing more than a simple voltage divider. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
