I'll agree with Scott but want to add that lead dress may make or break this. The ground should be adjacent to the signal and the loop of exposed center conductor/ground should be as small as possible on both sides of the bulkhead. Tom Dagostino Teraspeed(R) Labs 13610 SW Harness Lane Beaverton, OR 97008 503-430-1065 503-430-1285 FAX tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.teraspeed.com Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 401-284-1827 -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott McMorrow Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:08 PM To: otter30@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Length of an Impedance Discontinuity in order for it to be noticeable Jim At 30 MHz, this will not be an issue. Just make sure that there are ample grounds in the bulkhead connector to reduce interference to/from other signals that might be passing through the same connector. Scott -- Scott McMorrow Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 284-1827 Business (401) 284-1840 Fax http://www.teraspeed.com TeraspeedR is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC otter30@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to decide if a 2" long impedance discontinuity in a coax cable will noticeably distort my video > signal. > > This is an unusual situation where I am trying to bring video from a periscope into a submarine. At > the point where the signal actually passes through the hull of the sub, it leaves the comfort of coax cable. > The shield and the center conductor each connect to pins on a hull penetrating fitting and travel about 2" > before re-entering coax inside the ship. > > The video BW is 30MHz and this works out to a wavelength of about 6m in the cable. Thats about 236 inches. The extent of the discontinuity relative to the wavelength is roughly .0085. My question is, will this > cause any noticeable effect on the received signal? > > I've seen some TDR formulae on the impedance discontinuity extent relative to the TDR pulse rise time and read papers on how hard it is to detect spatially small (relative to rise time) discontinuities. The significant case that comes to mind is that of right angle bends in pcb traces. > > Does anyone know of similar rules for the extent of dicontinuities relative to wavelength? We've all seen the > lambda / 20 criteria used in different arguments, but if the discontinuity extent is less than lamda / 20 > ( or lamda * .05) does that mean it is not an issue? > > There was a nice article on the Extron Electronics website where the author put 50ohm bnc connectors on a 12ft run of 75ohm coax. He them made TDR and step response measurements that were indistinguishable from those made with 75ohm bnc connectors on the same cable. I'm hoping my situation is similar. > > Any insight and/or experiences with this would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jim > run of 75ohm cable > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > -- Scott McMorrow Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 284-1827 Business (401) 284-1840 Fax http://www.teraspeed.com TeraspeedR is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu