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Re: Wattage Ratings of RF Connectors

 

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In the broadcast industry, a type N connector is usually limited to 600W or less at 100MHz. I have a 1200W Gates Air transmitter on the air currently on 1.44MHz with a type N connector as its output with out issue. PEP power is several times the carrier power. I have seen many type N connectors used at the KW level on 2-meters and above without any issue.

BTW...I am told that Motorola considers the type N connector to be "single use"...

73,

Kevin, K9HX



On 9/25/2018 8:23 PM, Jim Strohm jim.strohm@... [Repeater-Builder] wrote:

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So you know, an N is almost electrically the same as BNC, but much more substantial mechanically.

You might play with various combinations of M and F N and BNCs to see a secret surprise.

Other than that, your question about power stand-off may depend a lot on how much power you're really pushing.

73
Jim N6OTQ

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 3:50 PM, 'Mark - N9WYS' n9wys@... [Repeater-Builder] <Repeater-Builder@...> wrote:
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Without having to get too deep into searching Google and other sources, is there a ¡°one-stop shopping¡± reference where I can see the wattage ratings through various connectors?? I¡¯m specifically interested in Type N vs. UHF connectors.? To start off, can a Type-N handle 1kW power transmission at VHF and HF?

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Mark ¨C N9WYS
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