[TowerTalk] Heliax Connectors

[Roger (K8RI)]

john at kk9a.com wrote:
> At what frequency is this N power rating?    The voltage rating for an 
> Amphenol N connector is 1500 volts and for a UHF connector it is 500 volts.
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That's hard to imagine as the spacing in my UHF connectors is at least 
double the spacing in the N connectors.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Heliax Connectors
> From: Ryan Jairam
> Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." 
> <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:12:12 -0400
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> Unless someone is running at least 3x the legal limit, I doubt any
> amateur running legal amateur power levels will have any problem with
> either an N connector or PL259. Andrew N connectors can actually
> handle up to 10kW (peak) according to the spec sheets.
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> Ryan, N2RJ 
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