[TowerTalk] N Connectors

[Roger (K8RI)]

Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote:
> Roger,
>
> Are you saying you've had crimp N-connectors go bad from running them at
> 1500 watts on HF?  If so, I'm amazed.  When I was in the Air Force, we ran
> them at much higher power than that well into the GHz range and NEVER had an
> issue.  
> Of course, they were MILSPEC connectors
Yes,
>  crimped with a MILSPEC crimper
Yes,
>  on
> MILSPEC cable feeding
Yes,
>  MILSPEC antennas.
Errrr...Is there such a thing as a mil spec dipole?<:-))  Actually 
running at the band edges on 160 and 75 with the accompanying high SWR, 
the voltage gets pretty high.
>   Perhaps you really DO get what you
> pay for!
>   
Well, it might depend on how you use them too<:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)

> 73,
>
> Mike
> WM4B
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:12 PM
> To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N Connectors
>
>   
> I use a lot of crimp type N connectors and like them, but just running 
> the legal limit into the band edges on 160 or even 75 has cost me a 
> number of them.
>
> What I need are standard connectors to fit LMR-600 and that pretty well 
> limits me to N and UHF.  Finding UHF connectors to fit LMR-600 has been 
> a chore.  Some of the suppliers no longer even have LMR-600 cable or 
> connectors listed. So far the only one I've found carrying them has been 
> the wireman and he's out of stock.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
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