[TowerTalk] N connector, Re: UHF (PL259) soldered center with braid crimp or, crimp-crimp, supply?

[Charlie@thegallos.com]

But then again, using bury-flex as an example, has 9.5 awg center conductor, or .1079, or less than the N connector

73 de KG2V

> On Jun 26, 2018, at 8:32 AM, jimlux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> On 6/25/18 10:35 PM, Avery Davis wrote:
>> Charlie,
>> Would you please share a link to a source that discusses the limits of N
>> connectors?  Everything I have seen so far suggests they have as good or
>> better power handling at low frequencies than the PL-259, and are much
>> better at UHF as they are constant impedance (lower loss, higher power,
>> lower SWR).  For example, Amphenol rates their SO-239 at 500 V, while
>> their Type N is rated at 1500 Volts.  That sounds like better power
>> handling, to me.  The current rating wasn't listed, but I would think
>> that they would be about the same as the wire gauge in the coax cable
>> center conductor, since both connectors have center contact outer
>> diameter about the same as RG-8 or RG-213 coax, especially if skin-depth
>> effects are taken into account.
>> I would appreciate a link to a better source of information on this.
>> 73,
>> Avery, WB4RTP
> 
> 
> The UHF connector has a larger diameter center pin (0.156") than the N (0.1197"), so its current handling capability is (slightly) higher.
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