Has anyone had any experience with compression-type PL-259s? I haven't had any in my hands yet, but they appear in places like the Farnell catalog in the UK, and use a compression scheme similar to c
Pete, You should attend our radio club meeting tonight, as the program is just what you seek. The presenter is Pete, W8TWA, who will demo the unit you describe. Sorry ... but the meeting begins in 90
Pete, Yes, I've used them in my shack for the last couple of years or so, and now use them exclusively. As you would expect, they are every bit as easy to fit as a compression N-type. So far I haven'
Steve, I can't either but I recently changed all of my station cabling to RG-400 inside and LMR400 outdoors. I'm using crimped PL-259 inside only; soldered PL-259 outdoors. My fears may be unfounded
I'd rather pound on my thumb with a hammer than solder another PL-259 onto a cable, but my limited experience with crimp-on PL-259s was even worse. Always intermittent. Maybe the crimping tool I was
That's it then. I was obviously using cheap material! 73 - Ken _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest
Highly recommended. I used the compression sleeve N type for years, and was very happy when they also became available in a PL259. Cable prep consists of one flush cut through the jacket, braid and i
I have heard that crimping may be a bad idea with the LMR-400 alike cable that uses copper clad aluminum as the center conductor. The reason stated is that copper and aluminum have different thermal
Photograph, here, for anyone who's not familiar with them: http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/temp/pl259.jpg Steve G3TXQ _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
That is the old type. The newest type is here; http://www.kabel-kusch.de/UHF-Stecker/uhf-spezial.htm Hans Oortman PA3ARW --Oorspronkelijk bericht-- Van: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tower
Lots. Been using crimp PL-259's for nigh onto 8 years plus...although I have no sense of time. Oops...You are asking about compression, and not crimp which are quite different...or you are mixing ter
These look like the "Holy Grail" of UHF connectors. After a bit of searching, RF Industries makes a comparable model, available for us folk on this side of the ocean: http://tinyurl.com/4zn9ayf Avai
I've been trying to find these fittings on line and checking the usual sources, can't find any. Anyone know who has them available. Mouser doesn't even list them?? thanks, Stu N0LEF _________________
Tessco has great pricing if you have a gold account. Otherwise , they're $10 ea. Here's an alternate source: http://tinyurl.com/4crbnel Paul, W9AC _______________________________________________ ___
Not exactly true. On a standard PL259, the center pin/insulator combo can be popped out of the body (before installation) with a sharp rap of something like a 1/4" nutdriver inserted from the rear of
Author: "Rroger (K8RI on TowerTalk)" <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:57:27 -0500
These look like a reasonable connector, but I'd prefer silver plating. So far though I'm using "crimp type" instead of these which are referred to as a "clamp type". That appears to be identical to t
I have used Amphenol's p/n 83-851 UHF compression avoiding soldering the braid and possible damage to the dielectric. However, I found if the connector is "handled" often (like in your shack for conn