[TowerTalk] PL259 Insertion Loss?

[K8RI]

On 1/16/2012 5:19 PM, Peter Voelpel wrote:
> But contact pressure is sometimes more important then contact area.
> Some PL259 stuff is suffering from production and /or material quality more
> then type N
But that is a quality control issue, not something specific to the UHF 
type connector.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> 73
> Peter, DJ7WW
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: Montag, 16. Januar 2012 23:07
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PL259 Insertion Loss?
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> On 1/16/2012 9:48 AM, Frederick Vobbe wrote:
>> 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.
> Your opinion is not even slightly based on the laws of physics.  The
> contact area of the center conductor of a PL259 is MUCH larger than that
> for a BNC or N.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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