Eric Fairbank wrote:
These myths of such high losses in connectors are plastered all over the
internet. It's one of the most common myths in amateur radio for example.
People are always claiming there's a 1 db loss per connector even at hf
frequencies when in fact it ranges from .005 at 3Mhz to .007 at 30Mhz.

Eric

Okay, thanks for the update, I'll never say that again.

Maybe the 1dB figure is the best case basis for the thoroughly inept
home hacker who heavily nicked the center conductor, then melted all the
insulation with a 100W soldering iron while also managing to get a cold
soldered joint on the contact, and has the whole mess covered with acid
core flux residue. :)

Jack

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