[Elecraft] BNCs
Rick M0LEP
m0lep at chocky.demon.co.uk
Mon Oct 13 13:34:15 EDT 2014
On Mon 13 Oct Jim Brown wrote:
> the o.d. of the male tip. Although I have not studied the mechanical
> Standard for 75 ohm BNCs, I would VERY surprised if the dimensions of
> a proper 75 ohm connector would prevent it from mating with a proper
> 50 ohm connector. Have you studied such a spec? I'm quite active in
> international Standards work (with the AES) and that sort of
> incompatibility is something we make certain to avoid!
It's certainly possible, given a 75 Ohm male connector and a 50 Ohn
female connector, to end up without good electrical contact on the
central conductor, especially if you're dealing with cheap plugs and
sockets. Been there, suffered the consequences.
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73, Rick, M0LEP (KX3 #3281)
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