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What's the difference of a combiner and a splitter if using the combiner as a splitter. I tested it and only noticed losing 3.5 DB on the splitter but only 1db on the combiner. Am I missing something
Well there's some fancy math involved but here's the bottom line. You're always going to lose 3dB with a splitter. Always. Because 3dB is equal to loosing half the signal. You're cutting the signal in half and each port only gets that half. On the other hand, the loss in a combiner comes only from the parts used, as combining two signals that don't interfere causes only a little loss.
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What's the difference of a combiner and a splitter if using the combiner as a splitter. I tested it and only noticed losing 3.5 DB on the splitter but only 1db on the combiner. Am I missing something
Well there's some fancy math involved but here's the bottom line. You're always going to lose 3dB with a splitter. Always. Because 3dB is equal to loosing half the signal. You're cutting the signal in half and each port only gets that half. On the other hand, the loss in a combiner comes only from the parts used, as combining two signals that don't interfere causes only a little loss.
@@SolidSignalNovi so can you use a combiner as a splitter to reduce the loss?
@@rockthisnj Sorry, no. A splitter will always have 3dB loss.