Does anyone have a source for quality 4.3-10 male connectors for RG8 size coax? The only ones that I found so far are at Pasternack for $66 each. John KK9A ___________________________________________
Not to be dense....but, what is a4.3-10 ? Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http
Fairview Microwave has them for LMR-400 for about $20. https://www.fairviewmicrowave.com/4.3-10-male-connectors-for-coax-category.aspx _______________________________________________ ________________
When I first heard of these, I said to myself, what, another connector? If you are familiar with the 7/16 DIN connector, the 4.3-10 is a smaller one suitable for smaller cables. Rugged and can handle
Too bad theres no way to look something like that up, maybe some kind of global information network, perhaps? ;-) https://www.amphenolrf.com/connectors/4-3-10.html 73, kelly, ve4xt Sent from my iPhon
If a company came up with a good way to look up things globally they would have billions of dollars in revenue. John KK9A Sent via the Samsung Galaxy 7 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone. ______________
It's not so much the appropriateness for smaller cables. The small DIN connectors - 4.1-9.5 & 4.3-10 - were developed in an attempt to make compact *jack fields* while retaining the PIM performance a
You are correct, Steve, but along with more dense jackfields, one has to use smaller cables than, say 1-5/8. _______________________________________________ __________________________________________
The 7/16 were For lower IMD performance Fromm 400 MHz up. The 4.3-10 are in shop, Weve used these for some time, if I have some available I can send them. Glenn, VA7UO Sent from my iPhone ___________
You are correct, Steve, but along with more dense jackfields, one has to use smaller cables than, say 1-5/8. Bit of a circular argument I guess. If 1-5/8" cable was still being installed at cell sit
4.3-10 connectors for 1 5/8" cable are available (male as well). https://products.spinner-group.com/4-3-10-female-connector-lf-1-5-8-50-multi fit-bn431022 73 Peter Bit of a circular argument I guess.
Peter: Sure, they are available, but if your reason for using them is to make a denser jackfield, one would use a smaller cable. --73, Mike, WV2ZOW. _______________________________________________ __
1-5/8" has never been used to connect directly to a jackfield, so I'm not sure where you're coming from. Large feedlines always transition to a 1/2" or smaller jumper when connecting to a multiport r
So we are back at the beginning -- smaller connectors, smaller cable, denser jackfields. If you want to use them on 1-5/8 for some reason, they are out there. --Mike _________________________________
I've never seen a 4.3-10 used on a vertical feedline run of 7/8" or larger. 7-16 is standard. 7-16 is arguably more more rugged than 4.3-10 due to its larger size. 4.3-10 is used on smaller-size cabl
Yup. However, if big coax was still being run up cell towers, you would see 4.3-10 gradually appearing on those lines, to simplify jumper stock. A case could be made for manufacturers (including ham)
Meh. It's pretty rare to see anything other than pre-fab jumpers being used any more for any carrier's installations. Hard-heads like me who still field-fabricate jumpers after having been burned to
<I wish the ham world would eliminate UHF altogether, but I still run into <guys who refuse to even put a type N connector on coax, or if they do, they <use those solder-on ones that are made like UH
I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone but I have 9 NOS, in sealed bags, Huber-Suhner 4.3/10 "T" adapters available that I will not be needing. They are male DIN "input" to two female DIN
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:49:11 +0000 (UTC)
Okay, I'll bite. What's a jackfield besides a village in England? Enquiring minds want to know. Cheers,Steve K7LXC _______________________________________________ _____________________________