[IRCA] Cable connectors

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Recently I bought some items that may be useful for antennas.  The first is 
an adapter that combines four BNC cables to a single CAT5 type cable.  It's 
meant for video use which runs from essentially DC to 4MHz.  To test it I 
checked the S-Meter for both 550 and 1480.  Then I removed the RG-58 cable 
and swapped in the CAT5 with one of the adapters on each end.  Both S-Meter 
readings were the same.

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/50-7769

They also sell video ground loop isolators.  That puts a transformer on the 
end of the RG-58 BNC connector.  I did the same test as above and got the 
same results.  No drop is signal strength.

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/82-6131

I do like the ability to run four separate signals down one cable. 
Especially since CAT5 cable is cheap and easy to make the RJ45 end 
connections.

FWIW...

Craig Healy 

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