You're probably right, Gerry.
This week-end, I may have some time to try one of those connectors out in
real life, so I'll keep everyone posted.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 5:30 AM
Subject: Re: A little more info on Shakespeare solderless PL259 connectors
> 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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