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RE: [BULK] - [TowerTalk] T-Connectors

To: "'k4oj@tampabay.rr.com'" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>, "Tower (Tower)" <towertalk@contesting.com>, cq-contest@contesting.com, FCG <FCG@kkn.net>
Subject: RE: [BULK] - [TowerTalk] T-Connectors
From: Steve Katz <stevek@jmr.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:15:02 -0700
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
The Type N F-F-F "T" adapter is military P/N UG28A/U, made by Amphenol and
others.

The UHF F-F-F "T" adapter is military P/N M358F, but I haven't seen one in
many years -- don't know if anybody makes them with sufficient quality to be
trusted.

WB2WIK/6


"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure with no loss of
enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim White, K4OJ [SMTP:k4oj@tampabay.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 8:22 PM
> To:   Tower (Tower); cq-contest@contesting.com; FCG
> Subject:      [BULK] - [TowerTalk] T-Connectors
> 
> I have been unable to find the following on the web, perhaps someone "in 
> the industry" can tell me if it exists.
> 
> I am looking at Amphenol brand T-Connectors that are F X F X F, all 
> three connection points are female.  I am like a bunch of others getting 
> ready to do the stub thing - it is too hot in FL to do antenna work now 
> - and am hoping to go this route since I can use them without any double 
> female on that middle tee point.
> 
> If I can fabricate up all my stubs, separation lines, etc. with PL259's 
> it will be easy to put it all together...
> 
> Several of the usual ham radio connector suppliers have FXFXF fittings 
> but they are imports.
> 
> Over the past 30 years of hamming and a lot of connector failures I have 
> adopted a personal "only Amphenol" rule (others feel the same way - it 
> just isn't worth it to gamble on a connector of dubious quality) and am 
> going to try and stick with it...
> 
> SO, are you in the trade and have an Amphenol catalogue... from what I 
> see on the web they only have F X M X F option.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim, K4OJ
> 
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Buried conduit (was Pull rope)
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I will be interested to learn how the tubing works out.  I suspect that in a
straight run the corrugations would serve as bearing surfaces rather than
snag magnets, but you will find out and hopefully report.

And the second empty pipe is a great idea.  Our cables must be little more
than rabbits as they sure do multiply fast.

de Paul, W8AEF

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Gilmer, N2MG" <n2mg@eham.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 6:42 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Buried conduit (was Pull rope)


> I'm planning on running all my wires through the
> cheap, corrugated black 6" tubing.  At first it looks
> like the pipe might be less than ideal (all the
> corrugations appear to be snag "magnets").  However,
> if I make certain that the leading edge of the wire
> bundle is rounded over well, I don't see it being much
> of a problem (famous last words) to pull it through.
> Has anyone had experience with this black stuff?
>
> An obvious plus: creating gentle bends in the pipe as
> it is installed will be easier than with the "hard
> stuff".
>
> I plan to bury a second empty one in the same trench
> for future use.
>
> Mike N2MG

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