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Thanks for the shout out John.
While we're at it, it should be mentioned too that solder splicing coax is also a bad idea.
Sure it works, but you are actually degregating your ERP (effective radiated power) by causing reflections back into the Tx.
Kinda: 'two steps forward - one step backwards' sort-of-speak.
In the old days this could damage the RF amp [section] but it seems nowadays the designs and components are much more resilient.
While we're at it, it should be mentioned too that solder splicing coax is also a bad idea.
Sure it works, but you are actually degregating your ERP (effective radiated power) by causing reflections back into the Tx.
Kinda: 'two steps forward - one step backwards' sort-of-speak.
In the old days this could damage the RF amp [section] but it seems nowadays the designs and components are much more resilient.