I do not know, Howard, and that is a very good question.

I think most of the marine frequencies are much higher than our HF 
frequencies, so perhaps the higher frequency has something to do with the 
reduced power rating.

But again, I do not know this for sure.

73 from Tomn Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors


> Tom,
>
> Do you know what the frequency range is for this connector at the 500 watt
> limit?
>
> Howard #3
> WA9YBW
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 7:47 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
>