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Re: [TowerTalk] Crimped PL-259's

To: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crimped PL-259's
From: Ryan Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:54:31 -0400
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Well, I'm not going to get into this religious argument again.

I don't doubt that it's still being used outside of ham and CB. There
are still people who use cassette tapes and LP records, and they are
still being made.

And there are still tons of people using Belling-Lee plugs on PAL TV
sets, even for DVB-T. It doesn't change the fact that is completely
mismatched for a 75 ohm system.

73
Ryan, N2RJ

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> Almost no one except amateur radio and CB uses UHF (PL259) connectors 
>> anymore.
>>
>> Therefore you will mostly find them in ham and CB shops (and ebay).
>>
>
> The inference here is that UHF connectors are somehow outmoded. Nothing
> could be further from the truth.  The FACT is that they are entirely
> satisfactory for systems operating below about 500 MHz, and
> mechanically, they have some significant advantages over most other coax
> connectors when installed on most coaxial cables .
>
> Those other newer connectors DO have advantages above 500 MHz, where
> their constant impedance characteristic  matters, and where their small
> physical size takes up less space.
>
> Why is so much new equipment coming with N connectors, or with other
> smaller connectors?  Mostly because that equipment operates at those
> higher frequencies, where their advantages DO matter.
>
> Methinks that the poster of this comment needs to go back to study the
> fundamentals of transmission lines. The ARRL Handbook and ARRL Antenna
> Book are a good place to start.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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