I don't see any reason why you couldn't swap them out with a type N chassis mount. They have type N crimp chassis mount which eliminates the need for a hood altogether.
However, I've never worried about it much. PL259/SO239's have been in service for so long now on UHF commercial equipment, I don't loose much sleep over them. Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tedd Doda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Andrew Heliax LDF1-50 > > On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 08:00:36 -0400, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote: > >>it is just a very poor choice for a connector. > > Has anyone come up with a plan to replace the SO-239 hooded > chassis mounts on the Mastr II repeaters? We've got 5 in > service, both VHF and UHF, and all use the dreaded SO-239 > for both RX and TX. > > > > Tedd Doda, VE3TJD > > Lazer Audio and Electronics > Baden, Ontario, Canada > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
