Yup. However, if big coax was still being run up cell towers, you would
see 4.3-10 gradually appearing on those lines, to simplify jumper stock.
A case could be made for manufacturers (including ham), going forward,
to replace N & UHF with 4.3-10, even if low PIM isn't needed, because
they would only have to deal with one connector for everything.
Won't happen until the price comes way down, and the price won't come
down until they sell a lot, so...
-Steve K8LX
On 4/30/2019 9:59 AM, Jeff DePolo wrote:
I've never seen a 4.3-10 used on a vertical feedline run of 7/8" or larger.
7-16 is standard. 7-16 is arguably more more rugged than 4.3-10 due to its
larger size. 4.3-10 is used on smaller-size cables in situations where you
might typically consider using a type N connector but where you need low-PIM
performance, which is why such a connector on a non-PIM-rated cable like
RG-8 likely wouldn't have much demand in the commercial world.
--- Jeff WN3A
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