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LMR400 connector ?
I have some LMR400 and it seems like a standard
PL259 will work, but not quite as mechanically strong as it would be on RG-8,. i.e., the shield does not fit real snugly like it would on RG-8. Is there something else that is used for LMR400 or is it just the standard PL259 ? Doug N4IJ |
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:50:43 GMT, Zoran Brlecic
wrote: Douglas Snowden wrote: I have some LMR400 and it seems like a standard PL259 will work, but not quite as mechanically strong as it would be on RG-8,. i.e., the shield does not fit real snugly like it would on RG-8. Is there something else that is used for LMR400 or is it just the standard PL259 ? Just use some heat shrink tubing to add thickness. Make that "flooded" heat shrink. It's available from most electrical supply houses in either one meter, or 3 foot lengths (forget which but the difference is small). The cost is about the same as a *small* package of heat shrink tubing at radio shack. When you get done you will have one strong connection. I use LMR400 exclusively and I never noted the connectors fitting loosely. I use both N connectors and PL-259s. BTW, the N connectors come with flooded heat shrink. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com 73 ... WA7AA |
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