I need a so-called "breakout" cable for my function generator. This is
nothing more than a female BNC connector with a couple of short leads and
alligator clips. My question is, Should the breakout incorporate a
termination resistor? And if so, what type of resistor would be best? (I
assume a carbon composition would be best due to low inductance.) Commercial
breakout cables don't appear to incorporate a termination resistor, so far
as I can tell - but that doesn't necessarily mean that a termination
resistor isn't a good idea.

FWIW, the output of the generator is nominally 50 ohm impedance, and I'm
using a RG59a/u cable about 1 meter long. The output frequency is typically
going to be under 1Mhz, usually either a sine or square wave.

Best Regards,
	Glenn Minch



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