> >3:1 SWR everywhere on all bands! I was sick.... Through some testing
> and checking we found that the N to SO-239 adapter on the tower had gone
> bad? It connected my 9913 run up the tower to a 9913 flexi jumper. Why,
> who knows. Things got better but still very poor....
N connectors are major sources of headaches. They are poor at
handling high power, especially if SWR is high. They are difficult to
install.
N connectors belong in the world above 200 MHz unless you have
an extremely SWR critical system, like video or impedance
measurements.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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