[TowerTalk] DIN to coax connector?

[Jim Brown]

On Fri,9/2/2016 7:28 AM, Bob K6UJ wrote:
> I looked at dins a while back, considered trying them but they were 
> very expensive.
> Maybe things have changed, can you recommend a supplier, and what kind 
> of price for LMR600 dins ?

I'm the wrong guy to ask -- I've never considered using DINs, because my 
station is essentially built out (yes, I do expand it, but I'm certainly 
not going to start over -- it took me a long time to scrounge the hard 
line and connectors that I have installed). I don't need the ruggedness 
that some good engineers have cited as an advantage, and I'm not doing 
anything demanding above 50 MHz, so I don't need the precision of 50 ohm 
construction that N, BNC, and DIN offer. The only reason I have Ns in my 
system is that I could not buy UHF connectors I could buy for the 7/8-in 
hardline I was able to scrounge.

I use hard line to minimize the loss in the 350 ft runs to the top of my 
tower. I achieved my goal of less than 1 dB loss through 6M. Of course, 
I also appreciate the improved shielding that it provides.

73, Jim K9YC