Hello guys,
I'm assembling a portable station with a PLUTO.
The setup is the usual one:
Pluto--> CN0417-->DXpatrol PA (12W)
I have installed a 5dB attenuator between the CN0417 and the PA, based on the figures available on the datasheets this should give me around 70mW at the input of the PA.
What I did not consider in my calculations are the losses introduced by the pigtails (made of RG316) and associated SMA connectors, used to link the 3 devices.
The question is:
maybe I can reduce the attenuator between the CN0417 and the PA to a smaller one (drop it from 5dB to 2dB), considering the extra losses introduced by the pigtails?
Or remove it completely, given the equivalent attenuation given by the pigtails?
The lenghts used range from 30 to 15 cm.
Trying to be energy efficient here :-), I would hate to loose power along the way (when not needed).
Any advice is welcome