Re: NOT the feedline

Posted by Jim Brown-10 on Jun 02, 2020; 2:59am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Re-NOT-the-feedline-was-KPA-1500-faulting-on-6m-SWR-issues-tp7661502p7661554.html

On 6/1/2020 3:31 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
> Even with a 1:1 SWR, 1000 W is pretty close to the 500 V peak rating for a UHF connector.

The vast majority of HF stations with big power amps use UHF connectors
throughout, and are without such problems as long as quality connectors
are properly installed. The only problems I've ever had with connectors
were the result the connectors being junk quality, and it hasn't been
voltage breakdown. Rather I've had them fall apart, and I've had the
center conductor melt.

73, Jim K9YC
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