Wallplate and satellite loss

mikeisyou

Feed Hunter
My Satellite Setup
Octagon SX88+, Static 1.2m Raven Dish (22w to 33e), Motorized Dish (9e to 52e)
My Location
England
How much signal is lost when going via a wallplate socket to the receiver? Just curious
 
Very little maybe 2% providing the contact is good it will be no different to a A/B switch.
 
Check the speck's on the wall plate...Usually around 1.5 to 3dB at 1 GHz, but make sure the connectors are rated to 2.5 GHz or better, some are just for TV signals, you will have higher dB loss for that type.
 
Some diplexing sockets have a higher loss than the 2dB claimed, plus they are often 'notchy' at particular frequencies.
 
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