Which is it, RG59 or RG6?
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From: David Brodbeck on 11 Dec 2009 21:38 Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:15:19 -0500, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> > wrote: > >> So is there any value in getting gold-plated F connectors (if they >> have them) or gold-plated A/B switches (which I know they sell)? > > No. The plating is so thin, that at UHF frequencies, the skin depth > is less than the plating depth. If you want good RF conductivity, get > silver plated connectors. But given that the center pin on an F connector is the bare copper center conductor of the cable, I don't think I'd bother. If we were talking BNCs or something plating might make sense. |