Thanks Nick Only once when my first line was too short and I had to connect two coax cables with an SO 239 fem-fem barrel connector. One thing I want to do is run one line from balun to the outside 239 with no connector. Tnx for help. George in VA Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Nick Hall-Patch <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:31:06 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Off Topic? Have you experience with using the PL-259 (mating to the SO-239) connectors outdoors George? The feedthrough idea is a good one, but I believe some connectors are better than others for resisting intrusion by rain and other nasty weather. Some people coat them with rubber tape (Bishop's tape etc.). I'm not an expert on the subject; my BNC's outdoors are either coated or under an overhang to keep most of the rain off, and they seem to be doing OK. best wishes, Nick At 02:05 13-09-11, you wrote: >September 12, 2011 Not sure this is the right forum for an antenna >question. If not, please direct me to the right one. I am thinking >of re-doing my lead in coax for my 400 foot longwire. Instead of >taking it right into the radio as I have done in the last few >years, I am thinking of putting in a two way SO-239 female >connector in the bottom of the window frame so I can run a coax from >the wire the "outside" of the SO-239, then a coax from the "inside" >part of the SO-239 to the radio. Last year, the "hole" I ran the >coax through the window got leaky on cold winter nights and this two >way SO-239 solves that. Question: What is the best coax to run about >100 feet from my longwire to the outside SO-239 and does the inside >coax from the interior SO-239 need to be the same type of wire or is >there an impedance mismatch if I used a different coax wire? I think >I used RG-58/U, because I had it laying around. Or does it not >matter? Thanks. George A. SantulliLovettsville, VA > > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >[email protected] >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of >the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
