> Yup. However, if big coax was still being run up cell towers,
> you would
> see 4.3-10 gradually appearing on those lines, to simplify
> jumper stock.
Meh. It's pretty rare to see anything other than pre-fab jumpers being used
any more for any carrier's installations. Hard-heads like me who still
field-fabricate jumpers after having been burned too many times by
factory-made ones are the exception the days, not the norm. That said,
ordering a 7-16 to 4.3-10 jumper versus 4.3-10 to 4.3-10 doesn't affect the
bottom line, and the 7-16 makes for a better transition (both size-wise and
ruggedness) to the larger-diameter vertical run.
> A case could be made for manufacturers (including ham), going
> forward,
> to replace N & UHF with 4.3-10, even if low PIM isn't needed, because
> they would only have to deal with one connector for everything.
I wish the ham world would eliminate UHF altogether, but I still run into
guys who refuse to even put a type N connector on coax, or if they do, they
use those solder-on ones that are made like UHF connectors. Or they put
adapters on anything that doesn't natively use UHF.
> Won't happen until the price comes way down, and the price won't come
> down until they sell a lot, so...
That's why 7-16 DIN is a good way to go for feedline runs, at least right
now for hams scavenging take-downs or buying cable and connectors on the
surplus market.
--- Jeff WN3A
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