Hi Terry,
In this case, the SO239 is just laying on the fiberglass center
insulator.
I use #12 solid insulated wire from the SO239 to the elements, and the
wires are just barely long enough to reach the screws, so they hold the
connector in place in the center without flopping around much. The wires
are insulated so they won't short out to the ends of the U-bolt that
stick
up through the fiberglass. I didn't tape anything up, since there
didn't seem
to be any chance of shorting, and waterproofing wasn't necessary. In
some
installations, taping up the SO239 might be necessary so it doesn't
short
against anything. BTW, this method of attachment can be used for
verticals
or other antennas that do not have an SO239 attached.
73,
Dave WD5N <wd5n@msg.tx.slr.com>
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>From: Terry Dunlap[SMTP:kk6t@joneslumber.com]
>Sent: Friday, April 04, 1997 10:04AM
>To: HARPER, DAVID; 'towertalk@contesting.com'
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RE: The Other End of the Coax
>
>At 09:53 AM 4/4/97 -0600, HARPER, DAVID wrote:
>>Brent:
>>I just put a regular PL259 connector on the end of the coax. Then I
>>take a
>>panel mount SO239, solder a short wire to the center pin and another to
>>one of the flange mounting holes, and attach those wires to the beam (a
>>split-driven-element Cushcraft A4S in my case). That way you can
>>weather-
>>proof the PL259 just like normal, and just screw it onto the SO239.
>
>Dave, how is the SO239 mounted to the beam? Is it insulated and attached
>to the boom or what?
>
>73 de Terry KK6T
>
>
>
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