Scott, what is the point of giving a frequency dependent expression and saying that it is true at just one frequency point? Should one assume that it holds true within a certain range around the tested frequency? How wide is the range then? Have I missed something here? Thank you. Vadim On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Scott McMorrow <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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