[TowerTalk] Crimped PL-259's

[jimlux]

Jim Brown wrote:
>> Almost no one except amateur radio and CB uses UHF (PL259) connectors anymore.
>>
>> Therefore you will mostly find them in ham and CB shops (and ebay).
>>
> 
> The inference here is that UHF connectors are somehow outmoded. Nothing 
> could be further from the truth.  The FACT is that they are entirely 
> satisfactory for systems operating below about 500 MHz, and 
> mechanically, they have some significant advantages over most other coax 
> connectors when installed on most coaxial cables .
> 
> 

I think, though, that the commercially viable application space for UHF 
connectors is somewhat restricted.  I doubt you're going to see a huge 
commercial market for things like 100 foot premade cables with UHF.  The 
typical commercial application (I think..) is running the cable from an 
antenna to the radio, which is a sort of "install once and forget" thing.