@1500 watts, .5 dB loss would be 151 watts! I bet you could feel and smell
that in a PL-259!
73
Jim W7RY
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From: "Gregg Seidl" <k9kl@centurytel.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:25 AM
To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] PL-259 insertion loss
> I have read the same numbers but I don't believe it at all. First of all
> why would there be so much loss? You have a connector that is soldered or
> at least crimped and then you have a connection that is a snug fit into
> the female or male connector. If it really had .5 Db loss wouldn't it get
> very warm at legal ham powers?
> Gregg K9KL
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