[Collins] connector questions

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

Why not use the much superior Type N connectors?
They are not very hard to put on and are constant impedance.
They do not come loose like SO-239.
Just a much better connector all the way around.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV
ARRL Technical Specialist

At 04:59 PM 1/24/2015, MICHAEL CROGNALE wrote:
>Hi folks, I have a few questions about the 
>connectors on my gear. I have: Winged emblem 
>KWM2A , power supply and 30L-1 The 312-4 happens 
>to be round emblem. The 312-4 and 30L-1 have the 
>N connectors of course. I had thought about 
>changing them out to SO239s but decided that 
>would be too much trouble. So the question then 
>becomes; how much loss/resistance can I expect 
>if I use male N/femaleSO239 adapters. I 
>haven’t been using the power meter on the 
>312-4 for that reason. I am especially concerned 
>about feeding the output of the 30L-1 into the 
>meter assemble using the adapters. Any help or 
>discussion would be appreciated. Tnx, Mike 
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