I've used 1/4" superflex with PL259 & reducer. Works fine. Seems like I had to drill the reducer, but that's easy anyway.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 2:23 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Connectors for 1/2 Andrew Superflex Jim, Thank you VERY much for trying this and letting me know. That will save me a lot of time with this project. I have read an article that uses 1/4" superflex with PL259 and UG176 reducers, and will order some new cables and connectors for the jumpers I need. Superflex is cheaper than RG214 and probably better shielded. Tony --- In [email protected], "Jim Cicirello" <ka2...@...> wrote: > > Tony, > > > I just took a piece of ½" Superflex that previously had a connector on it > and tried to place a PL259 UHF MALE on it. The corrugation on the > superflex > is larger than the ID of the connector. The connector will go over the > center dielectric but the copper corrugation on the superflex is slightly > larger than the outside of the UHF Male. The only way I can see it may be > possible to join the connector to the cable would be to have a sleeve > extend > over the superflex and the outside of the UHF connector and then solder > the > sleeve. This might not be as good of an idea as getting proper connectors > that fit the superflex like the N Male and use an adapter to get to UHF. > > > > > > Good Luck JIM KA2AJH > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony KT9AC > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 12:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Connectors for 1/2 Andrew Superflex > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > I need to make some short jumpers UHF-male to UHF-male and have a > length of 1/2 Andrew Superflex on order (actually eBay). Can I use > regular silver-teflon PL259's with this cable, similar to how 1/4" > superflex is used with the reducer? I can't find UHF Male connectors for > 1/2" superflex at Tessco. > > Thanks, > Tony > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
