Mo It Depends. Here's a Johnson spec for various types of SMA connectors Insertion Loss: (dB maximum) Straight flexible cable connectors and adapters ...................... 0.06 Sqrt(f )(GHz), tested at 6 GHz Right angle flexible cable connectors ......................... 0.15 Sqrt(f ) (GHz), tested at 6 GHz Straight semi-rigid cable connectors with contact ..... 0.03 Sqrt(f ) (GHz), tested at 10 GHz Right angle semi-rigid cable connectors ......................... 0.05 Sqrt(f )(GHz), tested at 10 GHz Straight semi-rigid cable connectors w/o contact ...... 0.03 Sqrt(f ) (GHz), tested at 16 GHz Straight low loss flexible cable connectors ................ 0.06 Sqrt(f ) (GHz), tested at 1 GHz Right Angle low loss flexible cable connectors ................ 0.15 Sqrt(f ) (GHz), tested at 1 GHz -- 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 Teraspeed® is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC Mohamad Haghtalab wrote: > Hi all > > what's the typical value of insertion loss of a typical SMA connector? > > thanks,Regards > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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