[TowerTalk] Re: [Antennas] inline female coax connector?

[Bill Aycock]

Two comments:
1. Yes, there is a cable-end equivalent to an SO 238, that matches to a PL 
239. (I use them, but don't remember the designation)
2. I thought the myth of "High insertion loss" had been shot down 
completely (recently, too).
Bill

At 09:53 AM 10/13/2004 -0400, Jack Painter wrote:


> > Reading the info on the various coax types.
> > Keep seeing the references to barrel connectors.
> >
> > Is there a female coax connector?
> > I'm only familiar with chassis mount female connectors.
> > I'm asking about a female that would mate to a pl259.
> >
> > Bill H. in Chicagoland
>
>Bill, the barrel connectors are double-ended SO-239 females, intended for
>use as a union between two PL-259 male coax lines. Use them for temporary or
>emergency patchwork, because the insertion loss in these connectors is high.
>
>Jack
>Virginia Beach

>Bill Aycock - W4BSG

Woodville, Alabama