> > Good things to always consider gang, are BOTH current ratings (size)
> > of conductors, and voltage ratings of insulations...
>
> I think I understand that the "internals" of both the BNC
> and the Type N connectors are the same! That is same
> pin and conductor size. Is this true?
A BNC male will plug into a 50 ohm N female with a good fit, if you
remove the bayonet from the BNC. The 50 ohm N will plug into a
BNC female with no changes.
All of the internal dimensions are very similar between BNC and 50-
ohm N connectors.
A 75 ohm N has a smaller pin, and can not interchange with BNC's
or 50 ohm N connectors.
None of the BNC or N connectors I have tested ever approach the
power handling of a good UHF connector. Since UHF connectors,
BNC connectors, and N connectors are virtually lossless below 250
MHz, and since UHF connectors are much more forgiving of
operation with high SWR even at high power, I use mostly UHF
connectors in my own equipment.
For low power at modest SWR, almost any connector will work.
73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com
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