When testing the dummy load at 1W on GMRS channels, the transmission can be received crystal clear at 10 yards line-of-sight (and likely extends farther than that). Removing the dummy load and transmitting without an antenna yields the same results.
I'm confused... I know a dummy load doesn't completely absorb or dampen all the RF that's pumped into it, but is it really typical for a transmission to still go that far? Have I chosen the wrong dummy load for this radio? Is the dummy load defective? I notice the SMA female side of the adapter is not flush with the entire SMA male connector on the UV-5R as it does with an antenna... is RF escaping from this gap?
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I recently bought a 100W PL-259 male dummy load that I wish to connect to a Baofeng UV-5R Plus, which is SMA male, using the necessary adapter.
When testing the dummy load at 1W on GMRS channels, the transmission can be received crystal clear at 10 yards line-of-sight (and likely extends farther than that). Removing the dummy load and transmitting without an antenna yields the same results.
I'm confused... I know a dummy load doesn't completely absorb or dampen all the RF that's pumped into it, but is it really typical for a transmission to still go that far? Have I chosen the wrong dummy load for this radio? Is the dummy load defective? I notice the SMA female side of the adapter is not flush with the entire SMA male connector on the UV-5R as it does with an antenna... is RF escaping from this gap?
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