[TowerTalk] PL259 Insertion Loss?

[Frederick Vobbe]

I appreciate your opinion, but try not to justify your position by 
adding in Type-N and BNC into this discussion,   I never spoke about 
them.  All I'm saying is the PL259 is a poor connector to use in high 
power applications which is based on physics, and the variables of mode, 
length of transmission, and SWR.


On 1/16/2012 5:07 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> 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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