24 May
2009
24 May
'09
10:49 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Many years ago, I worked in a calibration lab, and after (actually)
ranting about how crappy a connector an "F" type was, I tested one to
make a point.... and the damned thing was very clean. Weird. And,
they're very easy to put together, relative to BNCs, for example. That
the electrical characteristics are almost identical to BNC connectors is
something I still don't quite understand, although I believe the
instruments... (all HP equip. <Grin>)
Warren
I think
"F" connectors are truly the worst.
Horrible mechaniclaly, but I am told the RF performance is not that bad.
I've not tested it, though.