Jim: The wireless industry is starting to use another connector -- the
4.3/10 DIN. Much more robust than the Type N, but unlike the 7/16 DIN, it
is sized for greater connector density for feed-lines typically used by
hams. Great. Now I have to get even more interseries adapters! --Mike,
WV2ZOW
https://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/4-3-10.html
On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 10:18 AM Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:35:21 -0700
> From: Avery Davis <wb4rtp@mindspring.com>
> To: "Charlie@thegallos.com" <charlie@thegallos.com>
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] N connector, Re: UHF (PL259) soldered center
> with braid crimp or, crimp-crimp, supply?
>
> <Charlie,
> <Would you please share a link to a source that discusses the limits of N
> <connectors?? Everything I have seen so far suggests they have as good or
> <better power handling at low frequencies than the PL-259, and are much
> <better at UHF as they are constant impedance (lower loss, higher power,
> <lower SWR).? For example, Amphenol rates their SO-239 at 500 V, while
> <their Type N is rated at 1500 Volts.? That sounds like better power
> <handling, to me.? The current rating wasn't listed, but I would think
> <that they would be about the same as the wire gauge in the coax cable
> <center conductor, since both connectors have center contact outer
> <diameter about the same as RG-8 or RG-213 coax, especially if skin-depth
> <effects are taken into account.?
> <I would appreciate a link to a better source of information on this.
> <73,
> <Avery, WB4RTP
>
> ## Forget what amphenol states. A teflon PL-259 will hi pot test a
> heck of a lot higher
> than a Type N. Type N uses a puny center pin, identical to a BNC. The
> center pin
> on any PL-259 is huge by comparison. There is no RF on the center pin any
> way. The
> RF travels down the outside of the mating female of the SO-239. You
> can stuff 10+ kw
> through a quality teflon silver, correctly installed PL-259 + SO-239
> pair. Avoid high swr, which can
> easily be fixed, right at the feed point. 10 kw = 707 volts RMS... =
> 1000 volts peak. 10 kw = 14 A RMS.
> 5kw = 10A RMS and 500 Vrms.... = 707 Volts peak..which is dick. You
> wont blow anything up with 1.5 kw.
>
> ## The next step above the silver teflon PL-259 and SO-239 setup is
> the teflon silver 7-16 DIN connector.
> The 7-16 is the real deal. Nobody uses Type N anymore, the telcos all
> dumped the type N years ago..and swapped
> to 7-16 din. What really looks silly is huge heliax, like .875 and
> bigger variety... with a type N connector installed,
> complete with the puny BNC sized center pin.
>
> Jim VE7RF
>
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