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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K8RI on TT
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:20 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] New Conduits
For low bands and particularly 160 and 75 I much prefer UHF connectors. N do
not do well when running the legal limit into a high SWR. I've also lost a few
due to thunderstorms, but nary a single UHF.
It's interesting that you should mention that. At the lake QTH, where there is
currently a mish mash of sub optimal antennas, I had started using crimp on N
connectors with LMR400. I run a legal limit amp there. The ground mounted
HF6V started acting up and I traced the problem to an N connector that looked
like it had arced over. The SWR bandwidth of the HF6V on 80m is very narrow,
and I had probably tried operating too far away from the center point.
On one of the antenna feedlines with UHF connectors, I had a similar problem.
In that case, however, it wasn't the connector that arced over but a cheap
barrel connector with bakelite insulation.
Al
AB2ZY
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