Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:00:28 -0400
From: "Jeff DePolo" <jd0@broadsci.com>
To: "'Steve Maki'" <lists@oakcom.org>, "'towertalk'"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 4.3-10 Connector for RG8
<I wish the ham world would eliminate UHF altogether, but I still run into
<guys who refuse to even put a type N connector on coax, or if they do, they
<use those solder-on ones that are made like UHF connectors. Or they put
<adapters on anything that doesn't natively use UHF.
> Won't happen until the price comes way down, and the price won't come
> down until they sell a lot, so...
<That's why 7-16 DIN is a good way to go for feedline runs, at least right
<now for hams scavenging take-downs or buying cable and connectors on the
<surplus market.
< Jeff WN3A
## why would hams want to use a Type N for HF use?? Type N has the puny bnc
sized
center conductor. 1.625 heliax, with a type N looks pretty silly with that
tiny bnc sized pin.
## Silver plated + teflon UHF are ample for HF ham gear. For RG-393, or
bigger coax,
7-16 works superb.
## They still make 13-30 connectors..which are huge things vs a 7-16 din.
## PIM is a non issue for ham gear. Type N and a 4.3-10 might make sense for
220 + 440 mhz + 960 + 1296 mhz etc.
## 7-16 chassis female is not much bigger than a type N or UHF.
1.25 inch x 1.25 inch.......... vs 1 inch x 1 inch.
Jim VE7RF
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