I think he meant to say... There are no other connectors that look like
PL-259 and are sold at your typical boat store....(Like 75 ohm versions
or something like that).... I have never seen SMA, N, or anything but
PL-259s or BNC at the local marine store.




Ed Price wrote:
"Peter Bennett" wrote in message
news.com...

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:05:22 GMT, wrote:


Can someone tell me if there is a PL-259 connector for UHF and a
different one for VHF? I got a 259 from Radio Shack that was labeled
for UHF. It looked the same to me so I installed it, along with a
Shakespeare VHF antenna for a VHF marine band radio. Would not
transmit, but had a steady clicking from the speaker when mike was
open. I returned the radio to the factory for repair under warrenty,
and when returned was told the radio performed at factory specs, and
to check the installation. So, now I'm stumped, and hate to try
anything else without knowing what's going on. A SWR meter check would
not help at this point. Thanks for any help.
Helmer

The PL-259 connectors are also commonly called "UHF", so I'm sure you
got the right connector. I don't know of any different style for
higher frequencies.


Now that's sad. That's like not knowing there's an ocean at the end of your
river.
Hint; TNC, up to 2 GHz; N, up to 12 GHz; APC-7........., well, there's an
ocean of them.

Ed