You are right Ed, I was wrong. I was shooting from the hip and got my impedances mismatched. DHS Duluth On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:03:00 -0700 "Ed Bruette" <edn7nvp@msn.com> writes: > I believe marine antennas and the coax used to feed them are usually > 50 ohm > impedance. The radio expects to see a 50 ohm load. > > > Ed, N7NVP > PT-38 "Makin' Do" > Poulsbo, WA > > > -----Original Message----- > > A PL-259 connector is an 8 ohm connector. It will only present an > impedance > mismatch if the coaxial cable it is used with is not 8 ohm impedance > cable. > > David Sorenson > Duluth, MN > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, > change email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > ____________________________________________________________ Digital Photography - Click Now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTDvmTqs2FSQn9QbPR2XHe45MrateJILvvas9XJmoc1J0ihLzJDbuY/

One of the sub-topics that come up in this thread was the signal loss of the PL-259 vs. the "N" connector. An in depth discussion of these 2 connectors, complete with test results, can be found at http://www.qsl.net/vk3jeg/pl259tst.html. Those who are interested but are unable or unwilling to wade thru the geek discussion can slide to the bottom of the web page and read the "Conclusion" section. Ed, N7NVP PT-38 "Makin' Do" Poulsbo, WA