lmr400 orinoco pigtail

laptopper · 09-20-2003

I haven't yet found the pigtail I am looking for. I'd like a 3' lmr 400 cable for my Lucent Orinoco card. Shouldn't there be a demand for these, causing them to be an easy to find cable? At this point male or female at the other end doesn't matter. I'dlike to experiment with homemade antennas.
Thanks for any sources. I have been watching eBay.

TheSovereign · 09-20-2003

u cant plug lmr 400 into an orinoco

bbognerks · 09-20-2003

The reason you cannot plug lmr400 into an orinoco antenna connector is the fact that the center conductor of the lmr400 is about the same size as the entire jack of the orinoco antenna. lmr400 is about 1/2" in diameter. I suppose a connector could be manufactured for it, but it is pretty unpractical. Not to mention that lmr400 is so stiff, that 3' pigtail would be way too cumbersome.

laptopper · 09-20-2003

what I wanted was the reduced loss over that of lmr100a.

TheSovereign · 09-20-2003

get a short pigtail and then connect it to a lmr400 extension

bbognerks · 09-20-2003

For a 3' run you will lose .39dbi of loss on the lmr100. If you are really concerned about that, get a short lmr100 pigtail and make a longer run of the lmr400.

Per foot. lmr100 loss is .13 dbi
for lmr400 it is .03 dbi

TheSovereign · 09-20-2003

thanks for the echo

09-20-2003

wow the echo is strong in this thread

bbognerks · 09-20-2003

Yeah, sorry about that. I was in hurry at work. I just like to elaborate on things so people understand why things can't be done and what not.

laptopper · 09-21-2003

And I can figure in the loss of the connectors between the cables.
Thanks for the advice/info.

cRoN · 09-25-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by bbognerks
For a 3' run you will lose .39dbi of loss on the lmr100. If you are really concerned about that, get a short lmr100 pigtail and make a longer run of the lmr400.

Per foot. lmr100 loss is .13 dbi
for lmr400 it is .03 dbi

Thats means adding another connector, which means 3dbi loss.

09-20-2003	#1 (permalink)
laptopper Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 25	lmr400 orinoco pigtail I haven't yet found the pigtail I am looking for. I'd like a 3' lmr 400 cable for my Lucent Orinoco card. Shouldn't there be a demand for these, causing them to be an easy to find cable? At this point male or female at the other end doesn't matter. I'dlike to experiment with homemade antennas. Thanks for any sources. I have been watching eBay.

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TheSovereign Master of the universe Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 658	u cant plug lmr 400 into an orinoco __________________ SO SAYS TheSovereign

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TheSovereign Master of the universe Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 658	get a short pigtail and then connect it to a lmr400 extension __________________ SO SAYS TheSovereign

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TheSovereign Master of the universe Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 658	thanks for the echo __________________ SO SAYS TheSovereign

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09-20-2003	#3 (permalink)
bbognerks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 14	The reason you cannot plug lmr400 into an orinoco antenna connector is the fact that the center conductor of the lmr400 is about the same size as the entire jack of the orinoco antenna. lmr400 is about 1/2" in diameter. I suppose a connector could be manufactured for it, but it is pretty unpractical. Not to mention that lmr400 is so stiff, that 3' pigtail would be way too cumbersome.

09-20-2003	#4 (permalink)
laptopper Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 25	what I wanted was the reduced loss over that of lmr100a.

09-20-2003	#6 (permalink)
bbognerks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 14	For a 3' run you will lose .39dbi of loss on the lmr100. If you are really concerned about that, get a short lmr100 pigtail and make a longer run of the lmr400. Per foot. lmr100 loss is .13 dbi for lmr400 it is .03 dbi

09-20-2003	#8 (permalink)
Kash Posts: n/a	wow the echo is strong in this thread

09-20-2003	#9 (permalink)
bbognerks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 14	Yeah, sorry about that. I was in hurry at work. I just like to elaborate on things so people understand why things can't be done and what not.

09-21-2003	#10 (permalink)
laptopper Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 25	And I can figure in the loss of the connectors between the cables. Thanks for the advice/info.