2 Nov
1998
2 Nov
'98
6:12 a.m.
The F still won't hold that much wattage due to
the fact you're using the bare
single conductor of the cable itself to make the connection. The coax used for
most F connections also has low wattage capacities.
Who's talking about how much power the connectors need to transfer? For
networking, it is minimal. I would say that the original planners of
10base2 picked BNC because of their ease of use, durability, and
availability.
All MILSPEC items are more expensive due to the fact
they are generally custom
built and nonstandard.
BNCs are not really custom built, as everyone uses them. The military BNC
Ts were (and are) expensive because they are being gouged by the
contractors (and old story). Sure, they are silver plated, high precision
connectors with teflon innards and gold plated pins, but that does not
elevate thier cost up into the hundreds of dollars (if I really was
ambitious, I would dig up a reference to that). yes, its the $600 hammer
all over again.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net