co phase pl259

[freqs]

I have a 2116 Kenworth the Coax connector to the radio had been cut off .I would like to fix it to use my CB ...it is a co phase antenna Dual Coax .Is the pl59 diff for dual coax that single .Ive been told I could use a regular pl259 is this true or do I have to get a special pl59

 

[kf4eyr]

i used a regular pl259,, i stripped back the coax the length of the fitting then strip the center to the length of the end i twisted the center together and soldered then put solder on the sheild and put into the pl259 and soldered it in,,, it worked for me,, little complicated but with a little work ya can get it to work,,,

 

[sdeeter19555]

The fittings are similar, only the coax is different in the cophased system. You will probably need a connector with the removable reducer so that you can get the paired coax fully inserted.

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[JayMojave]

Yeah what Kf4eyr said! I have used a single normal type PL-259 connector, just have to strip the coaxes back to fit. Its not easy but doable. Good Luck.

Jay in the Mojave

 

[Blackswan73]

You could just put a PL259 on each antenna lead, then connect both leads to a T connector. Then just use a short jumper to the radio

 

[prcguy]

The coax on a co-phase harness should be RG-59 75 ohm and it needs to be a specific length. If the cables were cut right at the connector so you only lost an inch, then you should be fine attaching another connector. If the harness was shortened significantly then you might have problems matching the antennas.
prcguy

 

[freqs]

i could just use 1 antenna leave the other dead.

 

[sdeeter19555]

You will have to change coax to use one antenna...

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[Project25_MASTR]

Easiest way would be to use two UHF connectors (with reducers) and a T. Since the co-phase harness was cut close to the original connector, the losses should be minimal.

 

[freqs]

Easiest way would be to use two UHF connectors (with reducers) and a T. Since the co-phase harness was cut close to the original connector, the losses should be minimal.

ok I was thinking on doing that but wasnt sure how it would work .

 

[arkieguide]

How much was cut off ? what connector was on it ? You may not have good luck by just putting
a new connector on the co ax, the co phase set up is different,If you wish to use the co phase set up buy a new co phase co ax set up, are use one antenna and buy new co-ax, good luck.

 

[Ravenkeeper]

They do make co-phase antenna coax, or (like MCore25 said) you could run two coax cables one from each antenna, and use a T-connector at the back of the radio. Tuning the antennas is "fun," and somewhat tricky. Take your initial readings, adjust one antenna, adjust the other by the exact same amount, check your new readings, and repeat the process until you have them both dialed in. I know someone that did this with two K40 antennas and a T-connector on the back of his radio, had a "pear-shaped" rad-pattern, antennas were on the truck of his Grand Am.