[BC] Connector insertion loss

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Something like 0.125 dB

http://www.trucorporation.com/library/TRU_MEIA_DurabilityReport.pdf

Your mileage may vary. When calculating transmitter power for
a licensed ERP, at one time it was "standard" to add 0.125 dB
attenuation for every flange in the system, regardless of the
transmission line type. This would give you 6.25 dB loss on
a 1,000 ft transmission line if you had 20 ft sections of hard-line.
Andrew's sale "spiel" was that you could save 1/2 your power
by using one section of Heliax instead of 50 sections of hard
line.


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Richard B. Johnson
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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Allen Sherrill <warp99 at hotmail.com>
> 
> 
> Can anyone tell me what the typical insertion loss would be for RF connectors at 
> FM broadcast frequencies?
> 
> 
> 
> I am guessing it would be in the hundredths of a dB.  This would be for
> EIA flange connectors on 1 5/8" air dielectric line.  Can't find this
> spec on any of the manufacturer's data sheets.
> 
> 
> 
> Allen Sherrill
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