First, I hear bad things about impedences of elbows (yes, I know,
that can be true of any connector, but why add a *known* problem?).
Second, I don't like the mechanical stability with a (relatively)
long, heavy antenna such as the ATX. Especially as I will be
operating /PM backpacking w/20 to 30 kg, and sometimes I get a little
wobbly climbing over deadfall trees, boulders, etc. My dad had a
business repairing undergound coal-mining equipment & I learned to
over-engineer mechanical solutions from him.
Third (the most important reason, probably), I'm having a blast
building stuff for this rig! :-) Built a NorCal QRP BLT tuner (works
great), my own CW paddle, a CAT cable, an NVIS antenna & more.
Yippee!
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--- In FT817@y..., g4ilo@q... wrote:
Why go to the trouble? A PL-259 elbow topped by a 259-BNC converter
works fine.
Julian, G4ILO
--- In FT817@y..., "Steve Howell" <AB8JC@y...> wrote:
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('tho I'm in the process of making my own mounting
bracket to use w/the SO-239 on the back panel along the lines of
the
bracket in the FILES section of the NG).
