[Elecraft] So-called "UHF" connectors...

[Tom W8JI]

> inside....but I do think that the issue with standard "mud" type UHFs is
> with the durability of the dielectric, not with the impedance bump, at
> HF and even low VHF frequencies.

That's an accurate statement John. The largest bump I've even measured with 
a SO239 PL259 pair was about  1.05:1 at 147 MHz.

The highest SWR with two in tandem, with optimum spacing between bumps to 
enhance SWR error, was around 1.1 :1.

Like Motorola and other have done in the past, I think nothing of a few UHF 
connectors on 2 meters. Barrel connectors can be a problem at VHF, because 
they can have a long mismatch area, but not properly installed UHF pairs or 
good short barrels.

That goodness length matters, because look at the horrible mismatches in 
wiring inside our radios and tuners.