[Elecraft] P3 Loss of signal

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

I would have thought not, physically in terms of size yes, but electrically not, since they are different impedance.
73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
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On 20 Nov 2013, at 16:51, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote:

> Does that mean they're interchangeable?
> 
> Chas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Alsop" <alsopb at nc.rr.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Loss of signal
> 
> 
> Charlie,
> 
> Your information about BNC pin size diameter used to be true but not so anymore.
> 
> These days the BNC center pin size is the same for 50 and 75 ohms.
> The quote below is from 2004 so this change took place a long time ago.
> See:
> http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/newsgroups/viewtopic.php?p=157284
> 
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
> 
> PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:25 pm    Post subject: Re: BNC centre pin size for 75 and 50 ohm sockets "Fred" <Fred at nospam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:4119d8e2$0$206$db0fefd9 at news.zen.co.uk...
> Quote:
> I have access to some 50 ohm BNC sockets. However it must mate to a 75
> ohm
> plug. Since we are talking about video frequencies here I'm not worried
> about mismatches etc.
> 
> What are the dimensional differences between the 50 and 75 ohm sockets?
> 
> Can anyone point to dimensioned drawings of both types including pin size
> etc?
> 
> 
> 
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