On Thursday 06 December 2007 19:48:36 Dave Guimont wrote:
I use a male VHF to female N adapter. Do not remember where I got it, but it was one of the mail order houses. If you really do not want to use a VHF connector for 144, I would prefer the adapter over changing the socket on my 910. I prefer to stick with the different connectors as a guard against Mr. Murphy, but sometimes that is impossible.
Gene,
The adapter is of no use to avoid the impedance "bump". It would be the same thing as using a 259 to begin with, and forget the adapter.
I'll say it again, Changing to an "N" on the radio is "gilding the lily", but for max performance saving every fraction of a db is heading in the right direction...
Yup. I'm in the process of changing all my radios to N's. I'm sure I'll get weird stares when people see an N-ended IC-703 HF rig...
--STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82