At 03:18 2/1/97 -0800, you wrote:
>k4sb@avana.net wrote:
>> They have a NEW N connector which installs basically the same way a PL-259
>> does...No fooling
>> with brushes, washers, gasgets, ect.
>Ed, those "PL-259 like" N connectors are real bad news. They are not 50
>Ohms. Look inside the connector. You will see that the "terrain" inside
>is irregular. They are very poor at VHF and higher. Stay away from
>these. Not having to fool with brushes, washers, gaskets is NO
>savings! I use N connectors exclusively on all my outdoor connections
>for my HF and VHF cables. I have over 60 N connectors in my outdoor
>cable system which includes RG-213 and LDF-4-50A Andrew hardline.
>Bill, N3RR
I have to echo Bill's sentiments... there are inexpensive connectors out there
that are, shall we say, "less than optimum" quality. I recently had a client in
the cable industry come to me with a problem that I traced to faulty 'N'
connectors. I sweep tested a few of these connectors out of the package,
and they consistantly showed severe impedance bumps. In the end, it
cost my customer a couple $k in labor and customer complaints.
While this is just a hobby (I have to remind myself sometimes), don't cheat
yourself. Good quality connectors and connections are a must for efficient
power transfer to and from your antenna, especially at vhf and above.
cheers... rich
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Rich Dailey - KA8OKH <ka8okh@som-uky.campus.mci.net>
qrp-l #933
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