[TowerTalk] 4.3-10 Connector for RG8

[Steve Maki]

Yup. However, if big coax was still being run up cell towers, you would 
see 4.3-10 gradually appearing on those lines, to simplify jumper stock.

A case could be made for manufacturers (including ham), going forward, 
to replace N & UHF with 4.3-10, even if low PIM isn't needed, because 
they would only have to deal with one connector for everything.

Won't happen until the price comes way down, and the price won't come 
down until they sell a lot, so...

-Steve K8LX

On 4/30/2019 9:59 AM, Jeff DePolo wrote:

> I've never seen a 4.3-10 used on a vertical feedline run of 7/8" or larger.
> 7-16 is standard.  7-16 is arguably more more rugged than 4.3-10 due to its
> larger size.  4.3-10 is used on smaller-size cables in situations where you
> might typically consider using a type N connector but where you need low-PIM
> performance, which is why such a connector on a non-PIM-rated cable like
> RG-8 likely wouldn't have much demand in the commercial world.
> 
> 					--- Jeff WN3A