[HCARC] LMR-400 and PL-259 fittings

[Dale Gaudier]

Gary:

Google "N to UHF adapter" and you'll get lots of answers.

73,

Dale - K4DG

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On Feb 7, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Gary and Arlene Johnson <qltfnish at omniglobal.net> wrote:

> I have found out that LMR-400 is the same diameter as RG-8 and both the Coax MFGR and the MFGR of my PL-259's indicate that the PL-259's fit just fine.  LMR-240 is the same size as RG-8X and fits the PL-259's with a reducer.
> 
> That said, if one wanted to use N connectors for waterproofness (is that a word??) how would one connect them to equipment like antenna switches and remote antenna tuners??  Would you use a fitting that changed the N to a PL-259 so it would connect to SO-239's (which are used on the back of almost all Ham equipment) or would you go into the piece of equipment and swap out the SO-239's for N connectors??
> 
> Gary J
> N5BAA
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