Hi Martin,
as long as you do not have to make a sharp bend in your coax cable, a
straight connector is a good choice. Actually I would prefer a straight
connector over the 90 deg type. The HF signal does not like a sharp change
of direction.
Michael Grass
A266 TriGear
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From: <MJKTuck@cs.com>
Subject: Europa-List: Transponder RF connector
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm in the process of hooking up a Garmin 327 transponder. The
> instructions
> show the cable going into one of those 90 degree BNC RF connectors where
> you
> solder the inner cable onto the male pin, put a little U-shaped 50 ohm
> match
> bushing inside and then put the cap on. The shielding is then soldered to
> the
> casing.
>
> The problem is this type of connector wasn't supplied and the one I got
> from
> Aircraft Spruce (the only one they do apparently) is a simple straight BNC
> connector with the shielding crimped on the end (i.e. no u-shaped
> bushing).
>
> Do I need to get a BNC connector like they show in the manual or will the
> regular one work just as well?
>
> Regards,
> Martin Tuck
> N152MT
> Wichita, Kansas
>
>
>
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