- Anderson Power Pole Connectors
- Anderson Powerpole connectors are becoming the standard for Raynet ARES and RACES groups as well as many Ham radio shacks round the world. This recourses page will give you a guide to Anderson Powerpole connectors in the radio shack.
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- All about coax cables
- Coax cable nomenclature, the RG Family, line loss explained, importance of shieding on coax cables, velocity factor explained, and differences among stranded vs solid wire
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- Amphenol Cable Assembly Instructions
- A pdf file with drawings and instruction to properly assembly and solder most popular coax cable connectors
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- Anatomy of a Coax Cable
- Coax Cable FAQ, an interesting article on characteristics of coaxial cables, and how evaluate the differences among different shielded transmission cables.
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- Antenna Cable Loss and SWR
- Calculate Cable Loss from SWR and reverse. Text file with only two simply formulas
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- Assemble a N-connector
- How to assemble a N-Type connector to a coax cable by diswire.com
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- Basics of Anderson PowerPole Connectors
- How to build and secure Anderson Power Pole Connectors properly
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- BNC to PL 259 adapter
- PA3BHK connector adapter
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- Can I still use oxidized coax cable?
- This question bugged me after trying to exchange the connectors of a 25m long Aircell7 coax cable
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- Car Power Adapter to Anderson PowerPole
- A useful and simple project to convert an unneeded car power cable to an Anderson PowerPole adapter.
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- CAT Interface
- CAT (Computer Aided Tuning) connects computers with ham radio. Yaesu FT-890 intercace and ICOM IC-Q7 schematics by DK7IN
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- CAT5e Wiring Diagram
- CAT5 T-568B Colour Code for RJ-45 Plug
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- CATV F11 and PL259
- Here is a story of installing field expedient PL259 coax connectors on ordinary Cable TV F11 an Rg11 equivalent
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- CB Coax Connector
- How to properly solder a CB Coax Cable to Connector
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- Check coaxial cable with a multimeter
- How to check coaxial cable with a common multimeter
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- Coax and PL259s
- Basics, Coax, The PLS259, Soldering and preparing the coax, Crimp on Connectors
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- Coax Attenuation Chart
- Tables with attenuation in DB per 100 feet of several coaxial cables.
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- Coax Cable Attenuation
- Tables comparing attenuation of common coax cables on amateur radio bands
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- Coax Cable Attenuation and Power Handling Online Calculator
- An on-line coaxial cable attenuation and total power handling calculator, with a lot of cable properties already configured to give the Nominal Attenuation, Maximum Cable Assembly Insertion Loss, Average Power, Cable Vg anf Nominal Td
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- Coax Cable comparison
- A page with several coax cable characteristics comparison. Includes RG-316 RG-174 RG-58/U RG-59 RG-213/UBX RG-213 FOAM AIRCOM plus AIRCELL 7 ECOFLEX 10 ECOFLEX 15 H-155
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- Coax cable data
- Characteristics of commonly used transmission lines
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- Coax Cable impedance
- How to calculate impedance of unknown coaxial cable with a simple formula.
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- Coax Cable loss and SWR calculator
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- This small window application will calculate Coax Cable loss from SWR and SWR from Cable Loss
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- Coax cable loss table
- Coaxial cable loss in db per 100 ft.
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- Coax Cable Specifications
- Coax cables, pictures and specifications
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- Coax Cable Stripping
- Coax Cable Stripping - How To, a guide to stripping various coax cables
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- Coax cable types
- G4URH - Coax cable types, specifications and data
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- Coax Loss Calculator Online by K5VR
- RF Feedline (Coax and Ladder-Line) Loss and ERP Calculators made with Javascript.
This complex feddline loss calculator has already several line types paramenters for most common coaxial cables from Belden, Time LMR, Wireman and other common products. Result will give Matches loss, SWR loss, dB and Watts power loss.
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- Coaxial Cable & Power Handling
- This calculator can be used to estimate the attenuation (dB loss), power handling capability, and transmission efficiency for some of the more popular Wireless Communications and MIL Spec cables at the frequency of interest
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- Coaxial Cable Attenuation Ratings
- Two tables comparing several coax cables on attenuation and power ratings
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- Coaxial Cable Specifications
- A large table wit properties of popular coaxial cables
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- Coaxial Cable The neglected link
- The purpose of this document is to show the transfer impedance and shielding effectiveness of different types of coaxial cables
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- Coaxial Cable's specifications
- A table with Loss in DB/100m , Max power in Watts, Diameter in mm , Velocity factor (VF) expecially in VHF UHF and Microwave
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- Coaxial Cables
- The finest premium coax in the most popular types. Coaxial cable types.
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- Coaxial feeder or RF coax cable
- An overview of coax cable often called coaxial feeder or RF cable, used to feed antennas and deliver radio frequency power from one point to another
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- Coaxial Line Impedance Calculator
- Online coax cable impedance calculator
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- Common Coax Data
- A table summarizing common coax cables features
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- Comparator-based RF switch
- This is a concept paper, not a constuction article. There are too many variables to propose a one size fits all design. However, this paper should give you the basic idea how to do it
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- Connectors
- There are scores of RF connector types, ranging from the \"cheap and cheerful\" to the extremely expensive types intended for use in professional and military applications.
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- Crimp Vs Solder
- Crimping vs Soldering connectors, pros and cons
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- Custom pigtail cable with Anderson PowerPole connector
- In this post, we describe how to make a pigtail cable to connect the Kenwood TH-F6A triband HT to a 12Vdc power source via an Anderson PowerPole connector.
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- DB15 FT-450 Cable
- Schematic for Data CAT Power and Key cable interface for the Yaesu FT-450
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- DB37 FT-450 Cable
- Schematic for Data, power, CAT, Key and Mic connection interface cable
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- Ecoflex-15 Degradation
- This article describes the problem detection on power loss events experienced during repeated usage of the Ecoflex-15 coax cable by members of the G3PYE contest minions and addressed to repeated coiling and uncoiling which has fractured the foil braid in numerous places.
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- Effects of Insertion Loss On Transmitted Power
- But it is only a couple of dB, The Effect Of Insertion Loss On Transmitted Power (dB to percentual loss)
Original Information Provided by Neil McKie WA6KLA
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- ERP Estimator
- Calculate online, ERP in dB and dBi given PWR Frequency Coax lenght and type and antenna type
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- Everything You Need To Know About Coaxial Cable
- An technical page on coaxial cables that describes what coax cables are, how do coax cables works, what are RG cables and difference with several coax cable types, what they are used for, connector types and cable sizes
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- FSJ1-50A Superflex Heliax and PL-259
- Using Andrew FSJ1-50A 1/4" Superflex Heliax with PL-259 Connectors
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- FT-8100R Separation Cable
- A custom cable to replace the hard to find and obsolete Yaesu YSK-8100
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- FT-897 857 817 Cable
- Multifunctional interface for Yaesu FT-8x7 Series Transceivers
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- How make N-Type Connectors
- How to make easily your N-type connector, pictures and procedure, step by step
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- How to assemble a BNC connector
- How to install a BNC connector on a coaxial cable like the ELSPEC1030AF / HPF195RG and 58C/U cables
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- How to Connect Coaxial Cable Connectors
- In this wikihow article you can learn how to assemble a RG-6 cable with a SMA connector or a RG-59 with a BNC Connector
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- How to perfectly clean wires in minutes
- Here is an old ham radio operators trick for cleaning wires for soldering that are old and corroded. It is hard to find this technique printed anywhere!
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- How to solder PL-259
- How to solder PL-259’s compiled by K1VR
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- ICOM CI-V Interface schematic
- G3VFP schematic for the ICOM CI-V interface with PTT and CW Keying
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- Idiot's guide to coaxial cable
- A very beginner's guide to coax cables. Characteristics, detailed comparison of typical coaxial cables, commonly used connectors, and a few words about SWR.
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- Install a PL-259 on an RG-8X
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- A better way to install PL-259 connectors on RG-8X type coax by Dan Richardson, K6MHE
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- Installing Anderson Power Poles
- Installing Anderson Power Poles by Dave Schier K1UHF
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- Installing Coax Connectors
- Joe Carr's Radio Tech-Notes Installing Coaxial Connectors
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- K3LR method of installing a PL259
- A method of installing a PL259 coax connector, a complete tutorial on how to solder Amphenol 83-1SP connectors
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- Kenwood Pin Connectors
- Microphone, accessories and data packet pin connection schematics for Kenwood Radios
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- Kenwood SMA-BNC adapter
- Solutions to attach antennas to TH-D7 radio using a SMA to BNC adapter that can be used with any Kenwood hand-held radio shipped with SMA connectors.
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- Line Loss Calculator
- Types of coax-cable with rf attenuator calculator, line loss calculator form includes an antenna gain calculator. This coax loss calculator can help you on choosing the right cable for your antenna sysmte.
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- Loss Calculator
- Calculate power loss depending on coax cable you use
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- Make Your Own Coax Patch Panel
- Homemade coax patch panel for antenna and rig switching
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- Making a half wave coax cable
- How to make a half l or quarter l coax cable for a specific frequency
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- Making Crimp-On connectors for RG-213 coax cable
- The construction process of making crimp-on connectors with many pictures and instructions by VE7BZ
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- Making the right connection
- The humble connector plays a very important role in the communications chain. It can make or break your system - and often does.
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- N Type connectors over SO-239 at VHF/UHF
- How much better is an N over SO-239 at VHF/UHF, a discussion topic at eham
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- N-Type Connector on Cellflex Cable
- Installation of Female N-Type Connector on 1-5/8 RFS Cellflex Cable
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- Notes on double shielded coax cables
- Some notes on double-shielded coaxial cable
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- Opto Coupler for Keying
- Isolating traceiver and your computer with an opto-coupler component
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- Pinouts
- Handbook of hardware pinouts, cables schemes and connectors layouts
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- Pinouts Reference Tables
- Tables for keyboardsm, montiros, mouse for PC, SUN, MAC, USB,mini usb, DVI, FireWire, RS232, Digital Flat Panel and EVC configurations
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- PL-259 to CATV Cable
- Adapting PL-259 Coax Connectors to CATV Hard Line Coax Cable
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- PL-259 Installation
- Selecting a good quality connector, Installation of such, and the selection/use of tools for installing them.
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- PL-259 Installation Made Easy for RG8X
- From TenTec Inc a video that illustrate a PL-259 installation on a RG8X coax cable
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- PL-259 Instructions
- Soldering The Dreaded PL-259
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- PL-259 vs Type N Connector on 430 MHz
- A test and comparison of real attenuation of N-type connectors and PL-259 connectors on UHF bands, domonstrating that connectors are almost equivalent.
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- PL259 Cross-section photographs
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- PL259 Surge Arrestor
- Limiting static surges on dipoles, verticals or end fed antennas
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- Powerpole Assembly
- Anderson PowerPole 15/30 Amp Connector
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- Pretty Lousy - PL 259 Connectors
- The PL259/SO239 (aka UHF) connectors have harsh critics and religious defenders. Questionable measurement techniques complicate matters.
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- QRO Coaxial Relay for 50 MHz
- Build a SPDT coaxial relay that can be used as a main Transmit/Receive relay or an A-B switch to select between two different 6m antennas
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- Radio-TNC wiring
- Radio-TNC wiring diagrams index
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- RF Coaxial Connectors
- RF coax(ial) connectors are a vital link in the radio spectrum. Coax connectors are often used to interface two units such as the antenna to a transmission line, a receiver or a transmitter. The proper choice of a coax connector will facilitate this interface.
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- RF Coaxial Switch
- An interesting rf coaxial switch project capable of handling 800-1500 W. This is a cheap home made RF coaxial switch in use by PA0FRI
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- RF Connectors for upper frequencies
- WA1MBA article on RF connectors for microwave
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- RF Connectors showcase
- A long and well documented article on RF connectors, made all around the world with large pictures and connectors feature descriprions, by in finnish by OH5IJL
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- RG-174/U A Small Coax for Field Use
- RG-174/U article on usage by AA5TB
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- RS232 serial cables pinout
- Null Modem cable with loop back handshaking
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- Soldering PL-259 Coax Plugs
- An illustrated and complete guide to soldering PL-256 coax plugs
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- Taming the PL259 Connector
- There's no longer any need to invent new swear words
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- Transmitting Line Condition vs. SWR Table
- One another useful Table for the HAM's practice.
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- Twin-lead cable
- Definition and samples of Twin Lead Cables at wikipedia
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- Types of Coax in Satellite operations
- Coax is a very important part of a satellite station. It is almost as important as the antennas you choose.
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- UHF Connector
- An overview about the UHF connectors often referred to as the PL259 plug and SO239 socket used for many RF applications. Limitations, history and soldering properly UHF Connectors
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- UHF Connector Performances
- A deep analysis of UHF connectors performance tests, including return Loss of UHF Connectors, Mismatch Loss of UHF Connectors, SWR of UHF Connectors
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- Understanding Coaxial Cable Terms
- A technical article that want to explain Coaxial Cable terms, specifications and applications. A glossary of technical terms with clear explanations.
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