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Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors
From:
Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 03:30:35 -0700
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Oh I understand about MR. Murphy.  I think that you could try full power on 
SSB with out any trouble, and I think that the TW1 is accurate enough to 
keep you around the 500 watt level.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors


>    Gerry:
>
> I guess I could do that, but I worry about hurting my expensive equipment
> here, so if I do any experimenting at all, it's going to be very very
> cautious.
>
> I don't like courting trouble, since Murphy seems to easily find my QTH 
> here
> as it is!  (grin)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 6:33 AM
> Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors
>
>
>> Well I say take the experimenters point of view and pump up the volume 
>> and
>> see what happens.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 5:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 
>> connectors
>>
>>
>>>    Colin:
>>>
>>> To be honest, I think they just cover themselves by stipulating the 500
>>> watt
>>> power limit.  We all know that 500 watts on SSB is less demanding on a
>>> connector than 500 watts on CW, RTTY, etc..
>>>
>>> Actually, I too was a little disappointed in the tech support guy's
>>> answer,
>>> but I couldn't get him to be more specific.
>>>
>>> If someone else wants to call the number and follow up more closely, I'd
>>> be
>>> interested in the results.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:16 AM
>>> Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259
>>> connectors
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>

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