[TowerTalk] PL259 Insertion Loss?

[Frederick Vobbe]

On 1/16/2012 12:24 PM, Steve Hunt wrote:
> Fred,
>
> If you had 0.3dB loss in a connector I doubt you or the guy at the other
> end would hear the difference. But if you ran 1.5kW through it you'd
> probably smell the difference!
>
> 100w is a lot of power to dissipate in such a small volume!
>
> 73,
> Steve G3TXQ

Never even considered running anything greater than 500 watts through a 
PL259, to be honest with you.   I know they are rated for higher power, 
but I've never considered them as being the right connector for the 
application.

Fred/W8HDU