Re: RG-8 vs RG-6 universal antenna cable?

Can I ask a slightly related question -- Is an R-TNC connector the same as
an RP-TNC connector?

Dennis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Cook" <DavidHCook@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'SeattleWireless Talk List'" <talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 5:43 AM
Subject: RE: RG-8 vs RG-6 universal antenna cable?


>
> I don't think you'd want to buy a cable until you know exactly
> which specific device is gonna connect on each end.
>
> So, let's use a specific case.  Let's assume that the WAP/Router
> is a Linksys...which all take the RP-TNC (reverse-polarity TNC)
> connector for that end.  One the other end, an N-Male connector
> is what I needed to attach onto the base of the antenna that
> I selected (mine was a 10-dBi omni-directional, which has the
> N-Female connector on its base).
>
> One other specific case:  Let's say you want to go 'war-driving'
> and you want to connect that same antenna, but this time you
> need to connect it to the Orinoco Gold PC-card (PCMCIA) in
> a laptop.  That Orinoco adapter has an 'MC' connector for its
> antenna connection, so you'd need an 'MC' connector on one
> end and that same N-Male connector on the other.
>
> As mentioned earlier, you want to keep the connecting cable short.
> (There is a good discussion of antenna types and related issues
> in the O'Reilly textbook '802.11 Wireless Networks'...it's got
> pictures of bats (flying mammals) on the cover.)
>
> One technique that is often used to keep the antenna cable short
> is to even consider putting the WAP/router in an external/outdoor
> enclosure immediately below base of the antenna.
>
> http://www.hyperlinktech.com/
> sells all this stuff, including the 'NEMA' enclosure boxes.
>
> Hope this helps...
>
>
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talk-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:talk-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chuck Lare
> Sent: October 26, 2003 23:59
> To: talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RG-8 vs RG-6 universal antenna cable?
>
>
> Greetings
>
> I am trying to determine which TNC-RP connector to select based on which
> cable I want to connect.  To be able connect as many different kinds of
> antennas as possible would RG6, RG8 (apparently popular with HAMs) or some
> other be the best or most versatile?
>
> Please advise, thanks.
>
> Chuck
>
>
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