Perhaps you are looking at the N connector lead, the actual pin where RF flows is Ř.120 which is not much smaller than a UHF connector (Ř.156). I use a number of N connectors at my station and have n
Never seen uhf connectors in military. Lots of N tho Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Perhaps you are looking at the N connector lead, the actual pin where RF flows is Ř.120 which is not much
Never seen uhf connectors in military. Lots of N tho My two 500 foot RG-216 military surplus cables both eventually exhibited retracted pins on the type N connectors at both ends. I replaced them w
Exactly my experience, even with captivated pins!! And my coax runs were only about 100' long. The captivating washers were made of Teflon®, *and Teflon cold flows*. This was when I lived in Toledo,
Well here's the advantage of captivated center pins: the pin is NOT bonded to the center conductor. IOW, if the coax center conductor shrinks a bit, it can slide in the center pin and the pin stays p
The one I have in my hand has a solder hole in it. I take it that there are newer ones that have contacts that grip the coax center conductor? 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Searchable Arch
Hmm, how do solder that center pin if you can't pull it out of the connector? If it comes out of the connector easily, it's not a true captured pin connector (which is made for solid center conductor
Hi Mike, Captivated pin N connectors for hardline coax fits tightly over the center conductor. Captivated pin N connectors for flexible coax typically has a pin that requires solder. Floating pin N c
Thank you, Frank and Steve! I just learned something useful. :-) I bought these N plugs in the early 1980s from Nemal Electronics. Perhaps what you are describing was not available then? (That's a rh
When you look at an N connector, specifically the center pin - remember that the N connector center pin is the same as the center pin of a BNC connector. W6NL asked me this question - would you run 1
W6NL asked me this question - would you run 1500 watts with BNC connectors? Tim K3LR Actually, I have gotten away with BNC connectors on 160 meters at 1500W for decades. YMMV! 73 Rick N6RK __________
Hi Tim! That's an excellent thought, but some people do it. As a side point, I run 1500 watts (>2000 into a dummy load!) *through F connectors* and F-6 coax. They don't get the *least* bit warm, even
Hi allIn my past life I used to service Hagenuk ATUs for the navy. Internally a BNC connector was used for main feed. It was a nominal 1kw device but it was pressurized to 14psi with nitrogen. 73Adri
Here's two photos behind my modified antenna switch. www.w0btu.com/files/misc/F-connector_1500+W/ Towards the red antenna switch is a short, brown-jacketed section of RG-59; then a double-female F ba
What helps is filling a connector with silicone dielectric grease. Cheaper than dry nitrogen and the rest of the stuff needed with it. :-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Searchable Archives
Harris uses BNCs at this power level (3CX-1500A7) in RF-353 (AM-7224) amplifier. They were used under harsh conditions for decades. 73, Martin, OK1RR Dne 08. 12. 18 v 3:07 Tim Duffy napsal(a): When y
It depends on the duty cycle, length of transmission and vswr. Brief contester type transmissons at 50% d/c into a load with Z = line characteristic Z is probably okay. AM broadcasting 1 KW carrier
Since you asked. In my antenna system I have about 500 PL-259 connectors. 99% of them are King Silver Teflon connectors. I built the system in 1988 and 1989. So almost all of it is 30 years old. To D
And that's how PL259's should be installed...excellent. Do that and you won't have problems with them. They're great connectors if installed correctly. Most don't... I have no argument for a Type N o
<On the other hand, the much bulkier 7-16 DIN connectors offer <similar high performance and they're widely available at much <more affordable prices. For example, do this Google search <73 <Frank <W