[Milsurplus] JTV680 Vertical antenna SO239 connector

[Peter Gottlieb]

Assembled using the right tools, using quality cable and connectors, N is fast and secure. The kits I get have sealant shrink tubing which protects from weather and gives extra strain relief. 

That said, UHF is completely fine for HF and is a quite robust connector if installed right.  However, I have seen very few amateur installed connectors made up properly. 


Peter

> On Nov 8, 2016, at 7:29 AM, Jim Degenhart <kf9xk at mtco.com> wrote:
> 
> I will go with Robert on this one. Assembly of N connector is precise. It is a good connector if you worry about the minor difference between UHF and N,BNC etc. Put together sloppily You throw it away and start over. Cost is a major difference. N will cast you twice as much as PL 250. 
> As for the foreign market. PL259/SO239. TNC,MINI U, SMA. Both male/female. And the N connector is most common on antenna bases. 
> Jim KF9XK
> 
>> On 11/8/2016 2:05 AM, WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus wrote:
>> The problem with the Type N (and C and BNC) is that unless you use either the crimp type or the shipboard armored type, they are sorta fragile.  And although impedance wise they are flatter than the UHF, I would take exception at least at HF to saying that they are "much" better.
>> 
>> In a message dated 11/08/2016 00:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, antqradio at sbcglobal.net writes: 
>>> John
>>> Why not replace the SO-239 with an N connector?  At least these have a gasket to keep water out and are a much better connector.  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I wonder, is the American market the only one that still uses the "UHF" connector?  What connectors are used on European and Japanese marketed equipment?
>>> Jim
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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