Connecter DB Loss

a.steggall · Post by **a.steggall** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:24 am

About how much loss dose a 1" female to female inline splice have. Also will a .19 db loss defrance in the feed line(LMR-600 vs. 1/2" Heliax) have much of a inpact on preformance.

PETNRDX · Post by **PETNRDX** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:26 am

The loss depends on the freq, so what freq? The difference of .19 dB you mention between LMR600 vs. 1/2 hardline is not noticible. It is difficult to hear any difference with about 2 dB or less. You can measure it, but for "over the air" it is very difficult to "hear" a difference. If you are thinking of making a longer feed out of two shorter one2 (with the female "barrel") its not the best idea for repeaters or at high RF sites, but it will work in a pinch.

a.steggall · Post by **a.steggall** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:59 pm

Thanks for the reply the freq is in the 460 range. I think i will go with the LMR-600 because I can get the whole cable assembly with the correct connecter that I need for less then just the 1/2 hardline with no connecters. Since the LMR-600 has 1.70 loss and the hardlind has 1.51.

Nand · Post by **Nand** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:29 pm

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... ght=lmr%2A

You may want to check the above posts if you plan to use LMR for repeater use (and regret it later on).

Nand.

a.steggall · Post by **a.steggall** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:01 am

Thanks for the info nand I guess I will spend a little more money now and save me the trouble later and also the db loss info I got was a little off. After looking over the Andrews site I found that 1/2 hardline
(LDF4-50A) has a loss of 1.45@450 not 1.51.

Andy

PETNRDX · Post by **PETNRDX** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:29 am

Its hard to go wrong with any of the LDF line. If you are wanting long time service, you will be better off with the LDF.
BTW (and its just a peve of mine) its just ANDREW not Andrews.
I know, I just need to get over it... But its a sickness I have, goes with owning too much Moto stuff.