I was being intentionally vague. I was hoping for some experiences or
maybe even documentation. I have never seen it for anything other than
small signal use.

The question arose while experimenting with an RV antenna on a
fiberglass Winnebago. I ordered a 12 foot piece of RG59 with
connectors expecting BNC's. What I received was F connectors. I am
inclined to simply try them.

The initial reasoning was flawed anyway. I am planning a vertical 2
meter dipole, hence the 70 ohm cable. Since I am feeding it with a 50
ohm transceiver output there is going to be a little mismatch wherever
I go. The transceiver does have a maximum output of 50 watts but the
current magmount in a thin sliver of fender does not do well with that
now. RF gets back into the laptop with the GPS software...

I bet that is more than any one wanted to know!
de W8CCW John

On 15 May 2006 05:49:18 -0700, wrote:

John Ferrell wrote:
Any one know what power level an F connector can operate?

In real use it's probably better than a phono plug, and for example
Heath radios use phono plugs (HW-101 etc.) up to the 100W power level
up to 30MHz.

If anything the F connector is going to be a better impedance match
into the VHF than a phono plug!

Actual limit (if you want to push to the hairy edge where the connector
is getting damn hot) will depend on frequency, SWR, cabling, etc., that
you don't tell us.

Tim.
John Ferrell W8CCW