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Originally Posted by dragons021
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During my previous testing, I had a small coax female/female pass-through connector which I had in-inadvertently changed the direction of. This hurt my signals. When I changed it back, signals went back up. I wasn't aware these were directional.
Are grounding blocks directional as well?
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F-barrels are passive and should not be directional. The same is true for ground blocks. It sounds like the contacts have been spread, perhaps by repeated use or by insertion of a larger than intended wire. A bent wire or poorly cut coax wire tip with a wide bur could spread the contacts further than expected.
I would try a new barrel connector and if there is reason to suspect the ground block, replace it also. Life's too short and these parts are too inexpensive to fight with.