It sounds like you have a stub or poor return situation. 3 deg at 50MHz is 167ps. BNC's can do OK to 3GHz or better. Agilent coaxed ( no pun intended ) them past 5 GHz. Steve On 3/19/2013 6:14 AM, Deibele, Craig Edmond wrote: > i am interested in a relative transmission measurement (magnitude and phase) > using a cable with bnc connectors. the frequency of interest is relatively > low, only 50 MHz. simple bench measurements show that the stability of the > measurement is on the order of 3 degrees. i've looked around for additional > data or guidance to suggest what tolerance i should expect using bnc. > > i've not found anything suitable. does anyone have any references or ideas > for what to expect? > > -craig > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > -- Steve Weir IPBLOX, LLC 1580 Grand Point Way MS 34689 Reno, NV 89523-9998 www.ipblox.com (775) 299-4236 Business (866) 675-4630 Toll-free (707) 780-1951 Fax All contents Copyright (c)2012 IPBLOX, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This e-mail may contain confidential material. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all records and notify the sender. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu