[Antennas] inline female coax connector?

[Don Havlicek]

Jack,
Can't agree with your count .. nor the loss you infer.
First .. there are only TWO additional connections .. yes .. there are 
three connectors .. two PL-259 and the 'barrel' .. but they make TWO 
connnections more than direct coax.
I'm not the one who did the test .. it was someone else .. about a year 
or two ago .. and they used good test equipment .. I just stated, from 
memory, what has previously been posted .. and, I believe, that .5 db 
loss is HIGHER than what was posted by the experimenter.
Fini
Don
N8DE

Jack Painter wrote:
> Hi Don, that's a lower number than I ever saw listed for any kind of pl-259
> type connector. N-connectors have such low loss, not PL-259's.
> 
> Consider that using barrel connectors instead of making a proper length coax
> (except for special circumstances, there should be no reason for such a
> permanent connection), it actually adds FOUR pl-259 type connections. Two on
> the coax ends that would not have to be there, and each side of the barrel
> connector. I think there is about -5db (or greater) loss from such a
> connection, and that is unacceptable for any kind of HF (dx) or VHF/UHF
> reception.
> 
> 73,
> Jack
> 
> 
>>Actually ... if properly installed, the insertion loss for the 'barrel
>>connector' is less than .5 db ... that has been addressed here before.
>>Don
>>N8DE
>>
>>Jack Painter wrote:
>>
>>>>Reading the info on the various coax types.
>>>>Keep seeing the references to barrel connectors.
>>>>
>>>>Is there a female coax connector?
>>>>I'm only familiar with chassis mount female connectors.
>>>>I'm asking about a female that would mate to a pl259.
>>>>
>>>>Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>>
>>>
>>>Bill, the barrel connectors are double-ended SO-239 females, intended
>>
> for
> 
>>>use as a union between two PL-259 male coax lines. Use them for
>>
> temporary or
> 
>>>emergency patchwork, because the insertion loss in these connectors is
>>
> high.
> 
>>>Jack
>>>Virginia Beach
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