Steve's points emphasize that "one size does not fit all." My connectors
exposed to weather are on everything from vertical runs of RG8/RG11 to
high dipoles, to rotating Yagis, to CATV coax from RX antennas. 300 ft
runs of 7/8-in line to Yagis on towers transition to rotator loops and
station entry panel. Some of these cable transitions do not allow for a
drip loop. Some are laying on the ground.
UHF connectors are standard in my station for everything but hardline,
where I use type-N. Thanks to my QTH on the wrong side of the ridge for
VHF/UHF, the only thing I do above 6M is FM for Emcomm. Those who think
UHF connectors are inadequate up to 100 MHz slept through their
Transmission Lines classes.
73, Jim K9YC
On 3/10/2024 9:15 AM, Steve Maki wrote:
You may have a different definition of "pro" that others do. Is it just
the broadcast industry that utilizes "pros"? That's another subject for
discussion.
It's true that modern connectors are theoretically weatherproof, and I
do not weatherproof the many 7/16 DIN connectors on my own ham station,
whether they are on Heliax or 3/8" RG8 stuff.
But in my (dare I say it?) professional work, our customers (AT&T,
Verizon, T-Mobile, etc) require it. Until recently it was always
tape-butyl-tape. Nowadays it's custom rubber boots...but still, it's
external weatherproofing.
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