I tend to think it's more likely where there are little pins that go through 
the insulation to the conductors, if I'm reading the info right, it might be 
what those can handle that decides the rating more so than anything else 
since with a good solid connection all around the shield and center 
conductor, on the hf bands anyway, even rg-58 should be able to handle close 
to legal limit though it may not like it. I wouldn't try it on uhf or vhf 
especially after seeing what 100 watts on 900 MHz does to RG-58 but anyway, 
that's my thought and I could be wrong.
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors


> Hi
>     I am thinking that perhaps there is a five hundred watt limit on the
> coax itself. Thus, the connector is limited to the maximum allowed by the
> cable.
>
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> Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 3:54 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors
>
>    Phil:
>
> that's what I thought, so I'm a bit confused as to why the Shakespeare
> people feel the connectors can only handle up to 500 watts. ... Perhaps 
> it's
>
> something with the connector itself?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:07 PM
> Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors
>
>
>> RG8X Minnie coax is a little large than RG59 and is good for 1500 watts.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> 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
>>>
>>