[time-nuts] RG 6 U couplings

Mark Spencer mark at alignedsolutions.com
Mon Dec 7 17:08:21 EST 2015


Actually I may be misremembering this.    Am not sure if the cable I used was Teflon on not.   It did have a defined fire rating though, and I was concerned about it's phase stability vis a vis temperatures.


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> On Dec 7, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Mark Spencer <mark at alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
> 
> Yep.   I used to worry about eliminating potential error sources such as that from my home lab.   On the flip side the Teflon cable I used did have a defined spec vis a vis behaviour in a fire that gave me some comfort when routing it thru my house on the way to the roof mounted antenna.   I also had it on hand.
> 
> Many items to consider.
> 
> If I was doing it again I'd probably just use 75 ohm RG6 CATV style cable with an appropriate fire rating for indoor / in home installations.   The local electronics store sells nice F female to (apparently 50 ohm) N male adapters that ease the interconnection issues if you can live with the impedance miss match.
> 
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>>> On Dec 7, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Bruce Griffiths <bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:02:43 AM Mark Spencer wrote:
>>> I've seen data re delay vs temperature for high end 50 ohm cables.  I've
>>> never seen it for 75 ohm CATV style cable.
>>> 
>>> Back when I was into time nuts pursuits this was one of the main
>> reasons I
>>> was contemplating switching my GPS antenna feed line to hardline.   I
>> never
>>> made the change but still have the hardline.
>>> 
>>> To this day I still use Teflon RG58 style cable (purchased surplus from
>>> Boeing decades ago) for my GPS antenna fee line to the splitter.   I
>> doubt
>>> I will ever change it out.
>>> 
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>>> 
>>>> On Dec 6, 2015, at 4:21 AM, Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 17:06:03 -0800
>>>> 
>>>> Mark Spencer <mark at alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
>>>>> Over the years I've used a number of CATV style 75 ohm patch cords
>>>>> with F connectors, F female to female couplers and F to other
>> connector
>>>>> adaptors to distribute gps signals from my GPS splitter to various
>>>>> receivers.   I've never been able to notice any difference in reported
>>>>> signal strength vs using "brand name" 50 ohm coax with N
>> connectors.
>>>> 
>>>> Well, putting the numbers into a calculator gives:
>>>> VSWR: 1.5
>>>> Load Return loss: -14dB
>>>> Load Mismatch Attenuation: -0.2dB
>>>> 
>>>> I'd say that for a receiver, this is quite negligible. Heck, even 1dB
>>>> loss wouldn't hurt too much. I would suggest, that for all practical
>>>> purposes, the use of (good) satellite coax cable would be more than
>>>> good enough for most of us. The only thing i'm not sure about is how
>>>> the delay through the cable behaves over time (aging, temperature,
>>>> humidity). If anyone has some data on that, for different types of
>>>> cables, I
>>>> would appreciate getting a copy :-)
>>>> 
>>>>          Attila Kinali
>>> 
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>> Teflon has a phase transition around 20C or so.
>> Consequently its phase stability isnt stellar near the transition.
>> Polyethylene insulated cables are superior in this regard.
>> 
>> Bruce
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