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Old 7-Apr-2014, 6:20 AM   #13
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If you are referring to the 3-way splitter (#85-133), it is equivalent to two 2-way splitters connected so that one output of the first splitter feeds the input of the second. As a result, the one free port of the first splitter will be 4 dB down in level and the two output ports of the second will be down another 4 dB for a total loss of 8 dB.

As I recall, the 3-way splitter offed by Antennas Direct is a balance design and has equal loss on all three output ports.

I some applications, the low loss on one port may be a slight advantage when feeding a longer run of coax... Though in most cases, it's not going to make any noticeable difference.
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