On 3 Mar 2015 04:57:19 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:

On 2015-03-02, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2015 16:41:44 -0500, wrote:

[ ... ]

I've got several 35 foot chunks of full sheilded 6 up here in Ontario
Canada, but you can buy it in Cali for less than the shipping cost
form Ontario Canada.

Thanks, but Im trying to find a single piece that I can cut assorted
lengths from. "Insert into top of mast. Fish to bottom, exit bottom
of mast and install PL-259 on each ends. Continue to next boat"

Arrrggghhh! The PL-259 is the worst connector for weather
conditions of any in common use. Especially the one at the top of the
mast. At least the solder versions of PL-259 tend to wick up water
where the shield is soldered to the outer body. Crime is a bit better,
but the seal where it screws onto the other connector is not watertight.
A BNC or a Type-N have a resilient rubber seal inside the connector to
keep water out of the mated pair.

You can probably get away with the PL-259 inside the cabin out
of the weather, but the other connectors are better there, too.

Good Luck,
DoN.

True enough..but virtually all VHF marine band antennas use the PL259.
As well as CB radios, most ham rigs etc etc. Its been the defacto
default for 50 or more years.

Whenever I do a male/female PL-259...the connectors get some
silicone..inside and out...and then the whole thing gets a bit of
shrink wrapped tubing properly installed. No matter if its on a
boat..or a bumper of a pickup.

This isnt my first rodeo. While Im not a professional RF tech..far
from it...I did get my first ham ticket in 1968....shrug

Gunner

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