[Elecraft] Soldering PL-259s (WAS: Fw: RG-213 BNC connector)

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/06 9:58:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
w5wvo at cybermesa.net writes:


> At HF frequencies, loss is not the issue. (Even at 144 MHz
> the loss is not significant if the connectors are mounted/installed
> correctly. Above that, at UHF frequencies, things go downhill pretty fast.
> That must be why they call 'em UHF connectors. Uh, yeah.)
> 

Back when the UHC connector was invented, anyhting above 30 MHz was 
considered "the ultrahighs". 

73 de Jim, N2EY