Pros/cons of the PL259/SO239 connector (M type)?
Oct 23, 2013 · Is somewhat mechanically robust; The ~4 mm center pin is quite large as connector center pins go and provides peace of mind for high power uses below 30 MHz. Cons: Impedance-bump loss mechanisms become measurable above …
PL-259/SO-239 vs N Type vs BNC which is best connector to use …
N type connector is water-proof; and the. BNC connector is quick to connect and disconnect. From James Eagleson's YouTube video I can see that the PL-259/SO-239 (so-called UHF-connector) performs the worst over VHF, BNC is significantly better, with the N-type performance being comparable to the BNC. However I, as a ham-in-training building his ...
SO-239 (UHF) vs N connector power handling on 160m
Oct 17, 2019 · 1. I am curious how much CW power an N connector or SO-239 connector will handle on such a low frequency like 160m band. I know on VHF they will probably handle about 800W before getting too warm. I have made a high powered transmitter for this band, and I've always used cables with either N or SO-239 in the past.
coaxial cable - Is a UHF connector any real disadvantage off the ...
May 12, 2022 · And indeed other wideband VHF/UHF antennas (e.g. the CLP-5130 log periodic which also goes to 1.3 GHz) do use a "proper" N connector instead. But since is the "end of the line" anyway, where the coax ends and the antenna begins, is there really any practical difference to the choice of connector here?
Does the Baofeng UV-5R accept both male and female SMA …
Mar 1, 2016 · 17. The Baofeng UV-5R and any other variations in the UV-5R family of radios have an SMA male connector on the radio mating to an SMA female antenna or SMA female adapter. In the picture I'm holding the anntenna along with the radio so that you can see for yourself which sex connector is on the radio and which is on the antenna. Share.
Temporary/Portable station coax pl259 connector water proof?
May 8, 2019 · 2. For temporary connections, there's small "clamp on" cable boxes, something like: Definitely not "condensation-proof", but "should reduce quite significantly". Other than that, there's people that swear by the powers of the flexible LIDL or Aldi plastic radome, i.e. a plastic bag fastened with rubber bands or whatever around the parts to be ...
What's the pinout for "Kenwood" 2.5mm TRS/3.5 mm TRS …
Jun 13, 2014 · 22. I've seen many Chinese HTs (Baofeng, Puxing, Wouxun, QuanSheng etc.) using the so-called "Kenwood connector", which has a 2.5 mm TRS connector and a 3.5 mm TRS connector. It looks something like this: I've seen it used for serial ports, speakers, microphones, PTT devices and similar. My question is: What's the exact pinout of this connector ...
How to identify a high quality PL-259/SO-239 (so-called "UHF") …
Wikipedia claims "500 V peak" whereas amphenol claims 1.5 kVrms and a working voltage of 500 V; which would in all likelihood contradict the assessment that PL-259 handles even more power than N-type. $\endgroup$ –
How do I know if my coax connectors are good?
Aug 4, 2020 · yep, it's a terrible non-constant complex impedance seen from the perspective of the VNA that's everything but 50 Ω. A "good" cable starts at a return loss of -20 dB, but typically, general-purpose pre-configured coax cabling has more like -30 dB to -50 dB of loss. Your connector reflects power, and pretty strongly so!
What kind of soldering iron is best for PL-259 (UHF) connectors?
Apr 9, 2022 · Too small of an element and all the heat of the tip is consumed before the connector gets hot enough to flow solder - and waiting for it to heat back up melts the coax! The Weller guns don't have much thermal mass in the tip and so they seem to take much too long to get the connector hot - and it melts the coax!