Re: [amsat-bb] N Connectors

["hasan schiers" <schiers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe,

I used them on my M2 CP30 and they work just dandy. I'm using LMR-400 about
80'. I bought a dozen of them after checking them out. I don't see anything
that would result in significant mismatch at 70cm, so I don't think the
problems you are having are related to the new style connector. In fact,
I'll be putting a couple more on this weekend for a 70cm eggbeater.

All this talk about FO-20 and 29 got me interested <g>. I found my 2m
Egg-beater worked quite nicely for FO-20 the other night...although it was a
pain in the rear to track az/el with my CP30 on the downlink.

I hated the old style N's, but used them where appropriate. I much prefer
the newer two piece, PL-259 style ones. For me they are much easier to put
on and mechanically more robust (pulling and twisting). I wouldn't be
surprised if they werent as "perfect" as the originals, but even at 70cm
things are not critical enough to cause SWR problems. Even a PL-259 isn't
awful, if properly installed at 70cm.

73

...hasan, N0AN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@hotmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:57 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] N Connectors


> I ran out of the good old N connectors that clamp on to the braid.  I
bought
> some of these new ones that go on like a PL-259.  Has anyone with access
to
> some decent test gear swept these to see if they perform as well as the
> older ones?  I'm having trouble getting a good match at 435 MHz.  I never
> used to have this problem.
>
> 73,
> Joe
> ka0yos@amsat.org
>
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