[NLRS] Pl259 to SMA adapter?

Baker, Donn B [email protected]
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:10:04 -0500


Hi Mike,
I have some (unknown) cable with SMA on one end, and nothing on the other.
Its "about" RG-58 size.  I'll put a PL-259 on one and bring it tomorrow.
****  HOW LONG DOES IT NEED TO BE ? (Max is maybe 20"... hopefully, that's
long enough.)

73 Donn

>-----Original Message-----
>From: mike [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 8:37 AM
>To: nlrs
>Subject: [NLRS] Pl259 to SMA adapter?
>
>
>Hi all, well, I got the horn mounted to the dish last night 
>and went to 
>hook up the electronics and found that I'm going to need a cable that 
>has a Pl259 on the IF rig end and a SMA m on the other end.  
>I'm looking 
>for thoughts on how to make such a cable.  If I use something 
>like rg174 
>it is small enough for the sma but hopelessly tiny for the pl259 which 
>is ment to have LMR400.  And vsvs.  Any thoughts on this???
>
>Thanks
>Mike
>KB0ozn
>
>ps hope to see ya at the 10gig antenna party tommorrow.
>
>
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