[TowerTalk] Re: [Antennas] inline female coax connector?

Wed Oct 13 21:52:45 EDT 2004

Hello Antenna,
Is there an IMPROPER way to install a barrel connector?
I have seen one or two female SO239 inline connectors, but they are
quite rare... oh, I just remembered, my Radio Shack HTX212 has one of
these for the antenna connection rather than a chassis mount one.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004, 11:34:03 AM, Don wrote:
DH> Actually ... if properly installed, the insertion loss for the 'barrel 
DH> connector' is less than .5 db ... that has been addressed here before.
DH> Don
DH> N8DE
DH> Jack Painter wrote:
>>>Reading the info on the various coax types.
>>>Keep seeing the references to barrel connectors.
>>>>>>Is there a female coax connector?
>>>I'm only familiar with chassis mount female connectors.
>>>I'm asking about a female that would mate to a pl259.
>>>>>>Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>>>>> Bill, the barrel connectors are double-ended SO-239 females, intended for
>> use as a union between two PL-259 male coax lines. Use them for temporary or
>> emergency patchwork, because the insertion loss in these connectors is high.
>>>> Jack
>> Virginia Beach

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