By William Down, LRC Electronics, Inc.
How and why of connector usage is reviewed along with some pointers as to the selection of connectors sizes and types. Testing of connectors for return loss and center conductor strength is described, noting some of the pitfalls that can be encountered in this testing. The objective of this report is to enable the reader to "Tie it all Together" and have a smooth running cable system.
Without connectors a cable system is no. more than a lot of Coax Cable and electronics with nothing to do.
There are many things to be considered in the selection and application of aluminum cable connectors, and I will present some thoughts on the various applications of the$e connectors. These considerations can be divided into two broad classes, mechanical and electrical, and then these can be further subdivided. We will first cover the many mechanical·considerations in connector selection.