Pete, I recommend you stay with the F-connectors. BNCs are fine in a lab environment where cables must be disconnected often, but their convenience factor comes with a trade-off in reliability. If, however, you are connecting and disconnecting F-connectors a lot, the female F will start to show reliability problems also.
73, geo - n4ua On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 7:38 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <[email protected]>wrote: > That is certainly possible, Frank - I've been using Ideal compression > connectors from Home Depot. I have not had any reliability problems with > them at all - they are just a pita to connect and disconnect. > > If a BNC is wrapped with Scotch 2242, over-wrapped with Scotch 88+, and > not submerged, shouldn't that be adequate? > > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at > http://reversebeacon.net, > blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. > For spots, please go to your favorite > ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. > > On 11/14/2013 7:31 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Pete, >> >> I wonder why you've decided to switch to BNCs? They have their own >> issues and they've completely unsuitable for outdoor use. >> I wonder if perhaps you've been using poor quality F connectors? >> >> 73 >> Frank >> W3LPL >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Pete Smith N4ZR <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:24:59 -0500 (EST) >> Subject: Topband: Replacing F Connectors with BNCs >> >> I have finally decided to go through my RX antenna systems and replace >> all the F connectors with BNCs. My coax is all RG-6 Quad shield. I >> would like to find an all-crimp BNC male solution, or failing that, one >> that only requires soldering the center conductor. >> >> Any advice on which connectors would be best, or which to stay away from? >> >> > _________________ > Topband Reflector > _________________ Topband Reflector
