I hate to jump on the 'me-too' bandwagon, but in this case I will. I use either BNC or N connectors on everything. Those I can't change from UHF have adapters "permanently" installed. All my cables are terminated in BNC, most are crimped. I have been making cables for nearly 40 years now and always swore by soldered/clamped BNC but recently I've found that the ones that have caused problems are the clamped ones... I do prefer clamped ones outside since they are, by default, weathertight as long as they are somewhat sheltered.
My K3 (and my former K3) both have the BNC kits from Morse-Express installed. Perfect fit and very nicely done. Understandably, there is resistance to change since the amateur 'standard' has been UHF for so many years, but for size, ease of connect/disconnect, positive connection, and reliability, I will take the BNC over UHF any day of the week. For high power work or anything over about 4 GHz, the N would be my connector of choice. Of course, it is unlikely I'll ever have to worry about high-power since my K3 is rarely used above the 10W level and my KX3 has only seen 10W into a dummy load... 73, Chuck - AA3CS On Dec 19, 2013, at 01:30 PM, Ken G Kopp <kengk...@gmail.com> wrote: I use BNC's on virtually -everything- here ... even my Bird 43. The K3 and both WM2 sensors have been changed to BNC's. FWIW ... Morse Express sells a nicely-done conversion kit with adapter plates to fit the BNC to the SO-239's hole. A class act. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
