500 watts, what? PEP, cw, am, FM, SSB... what?
and at what frequencies? where does it change or handle less power?

73
Colin, V A6BS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:47 PM
Subject: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors


> Hi, all.
>
> For those interested in the Shakespeare solderless PL259 coax connectors
> I've been discussing, I talked to a guy from Shakespeare Technical Support
> this afternoon, and he told me that the connectors will only handle up to
> 500 watts.  So, I guess it would be wise to limit the connectors to
> situations where relatively low output power levels are involved.
>
> I hope this info helps someone.
>
> I'll let you know my experiences when I try out one of the connectors,
> hopefully this week-end.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ