> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:Repeater- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Pugh > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax Interconnect (Inside Repeater) > > John J. Riddell wrote: > > Mike, the BNC connector was designed for quick > > insertion / disconnect and works very well in most applications. > > > > > I keep forgetting why I don't post here very often. You're absolutely > correct John. I never said that they were permanent substitutes for each > other, I said they would work as a temporary substitute for each other > in the event you were at a tower site and did not have the correct > connector. If you have a choice of using the wrong connector and getting > the station back on the air, or leaving it off and driving back to town > to get the right connector, then they will mate for each other till you > can get the right connector... > > Mike
One caveat: While a type N male will plug into a BNC female, the N center pin is a little larger than that of a BNC. Doing this will expand the sleeves in the female BNC and when you go to put a BNC male back in (with the smaller pin) it may not make good contact again. Sometimes you can get away with it and sometimes you permanently damage the BNC female. 73 Gary K4FMX
