On 2014-01-26 06:54, Charles Stackhouse wrote:
A very tech savvy friend (microwaves, public safety radio) says this is no good. Due to the poor conductivity of stainless steel, RF connections should not be through
Charlie, W2GN
If your friend was really savvy about public safety radio, he would know that repeater sites ban any connectors containing magnetic metals such as nickel, which is used in stainless steel. This is because they cause "passive intermodulation" PIM, producing cross talk between radios at the site. Probably not a concern for HF ham radio, but a big deal if you want to put a ham repeater at a commercial site. Rick N6RK _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
