[Elecraft] why mix rf connector types within the product line?

[picmaster at mail.bg]

Generally it depends on what you're doing in your radio hobby. Practically all types of connectors can be (and have been) used for our amateur radio purposes with more than acceptable results. When it comes to RF measurements that need to be done repeatedly with high precision (especially impedance measurements), all the mentioned companies are using N/SMA connectors, having in mind the limited mating cycles and necessity of calibration procedures.

Lower cost connectors doesn't have a controlled impedance throughout the connector body, and also doesn't have clear impedance plane. From the other side most of them are easy to be understood/assembled/repaired by the average Joe even without special skills/tools, which definitely helps people to experiment :D.

And finally - I personally don't mind about the Elecraft connectors choice. I usually check the vendor docs before buying some equipment, and if the connectors are different than the ones in my setup, then I'll just buy the adapter and live with it :D.

Kind regards,
Nikolay / LZ1NRD


----- Цитат от amsctalx at comcast.net, на 27.04.2013 в 03:00 -----

> Engineering perspective? I'm an MSEE, have been working with BNC connectors for thirty years and I don't have issue with their use on HF radio gear. If they're good enough for Agilent, Rohde and Schwarz, Anritsu, et al, they're good enough for a 10W HF transceiver. 
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> Mike Alexander - N8MSA 
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> amsctalx at comcast.net 

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