Topband: Rather use N-type (was Re: The answer to PL-259

[Mike Waters]

What helps is filling a connector with silicone dielectric grease. Cheaper
than dry nitrogen and the rest of the stuff needed with it. :-)

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 8:40 PM vk2wf <vk2wf at bigpond.com> wrote:

> Hi allIn my past life I used to service Hagenuk ATUs for the navy.
> Internally a BNC connector was used for main feed. It was a nominal 1kw
> device but it was pressurized to 14psi with nitrogen. 73Adrian vk2wf
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <
> richard at karlquist.com> Date: 8/12/18  1:22 pm  (GMT+10:00) To:
> k3lr at k3lr.com, 'Mike Waters' <mikewate at gmail.com>, 'Frank Donovan' <
> donovanf at starpower.net>, 'topband' <topband at contesting.com>, 'Steve Maki'
> <lists at oakcom.org> Subject: Re: Topband: Rather use N-type (was Re: The
> answer to PL-259
>
>
> On 12/7/2018 6:07 PM, Tim Duffy wrote:
> >
> > W6NL asked me this question - would you run 1500 watts with BNC
> connectors?
> >
> > Tim K3LR
>
> Actually, I have gotten away with BNC connectors on 160 meters
> at 1500W for decades.  YMMV!
>
> 73
> Rick N6RK
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