[Elecraft] N fittings

[Vic Rosenthal]

Bill Coleman wrote:

> SO-239/PL-259 connectors sure get a bum rap. They have negligible loss 
> up to at least 150 MHz, and are relatively low-loss even to 500 MHz.

I would like to add that they are simpler to install than N connectors, and more 
forgiving.  No, they aren't waterproof, but neither are poorly installed N's. 
They are cheap and rugged.  They are absolutely 'appropriate technology' for HF 
at amateur power levels.  The one tool that you need is a largeish soldering 
iron with a tip that has adequate thermal mass.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco