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TERM UHF DECEIVE YOU.  THESE CONNECTORS ARE RATED FOR FULL LEGAL AMATEUR
POWER AT HF, BUT THEY ARE POOR CHOICES FOR UHF WORK BECAUSE THEY DO NOT
PRESENT A CONSTANT IMPEDANCE.  PL 259 CONNECTORS ARE DESIGNED TO FIT RG 8
AND RG 11 SIZE CABLE 0R405 INCH OUTSIDE DIAMETER, AND ADAPTERS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR USE WITH SMALLER RG 58, RG 59 AND RG 8X SIZE CABLE.
SOLDERING THE PL 259 THERE ARE PL 259 CRIMP CONNECTORS AVAILABLE, BUT THE
PURISTS AND MASOCHISTS AMONG US PREFER TO PUNISH OURSELVES BY SOLDERING
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THESE INFERNAL CONNECTORS.  PROPER PREPARATION OF THE CABLE END IS THE KEY
TO SUCCESS.  WITH FIRST AID SUPPLIES HANDY, FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE, BUT
MADDENING, STEPS  MEASURE BACK ABOUT 3/4 INCH FROM THE CABLE END AND
SLIGHTLY SCORE THE OUTER JACKET AROUND ITS CIRCUMFERENCE SEE FIGURE 1A.
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50 2 1 100 AK WN2A 33 2 1 96 NNJ WA8MWA 24 2 1 96 OH N0XAS 48 2 1 96 NE N0
ICV 47 2 1 94 IL N2LQQ 46 2 1 92 WNY AC7PB 46 2 1 92 WWA KB4ULE 44 2 1 88
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