Re: [amsat-bb] LMR-400 Variants?

[Stan <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Bill and Jim and the Net:

The pin OD may be different. The pin OD is designed for a specific 
impedance goal.

75 ohm connector pins  DO have a different OD and can not be mixed with 
50 ohm pins.
A 50 ohm male pin will destroy a 75 ohm female pin.

75 ohm pins are out there.   A visual inspection will show a significant 
size difference.

CAVEAT.

Stan, WA1ECF



Dr. Jim Akers wrote:

>Bill,
>
>All of the pins I have seen have had the same OD.  I can't say if you have
>a complete connector for the larger diameter or not but as I pointed out,
>you can certainly make a fit if you have a little shop equipment.
>
>Good luck..Jim...W5VZF.
>
>Dr. Jim Akers
>Dept. of Electrical
>and Computer Engineering
>Miss. State Univ.
>
>
>On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Bill Acito W1PA wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Just a quick sanity check...  so, the pins all have the same O.D., but a
>>different I.D. to accommodate the wire diameter, correct? So they all will
>>fit in the N "body" without mods?
>>
>>And I should be able to go to RF Connection and just order the correct pins
>>and swap them out (and use these on some 4XL that I have)?
>>
>>I also just noticed that the connectors I got recently came with sets of
>>pins. Somewhere in there I should have a full connector for LMR-400. :-)
>>http://users.erols.com/rfc/n.htm
>>
>>
>>Bill
>>W1PA
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dr. Jim Akers" <jakers@ece.msstate.edu>
>>    
>>
>>>Many years ago when I first started using the cable with the larger center
>>>conductors, I did not know about the special center pin for the Type N
>>>connectors.  I had a small drill press and a set of numbered bits and
>>>just drilled out the hole so make it fit the conductor.  I don't remember
>>>the number of the bit but if you have a set and a drill press, you can
>>>find it experimentally in a few minutes.  Some of those pins are probably
>>>still in use some where around the shack after all these years.
>>>      
>>>
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