Last week I started to rework my 40 meter folded Marconi vertical antenna. I took apart what I had. This included a N right angle connector. When I was hooking it up to dry test position and fit of c
"Most Connectors sold to Hams are JUNK" Don't you mean "Most connectors bought by hams are JUNK" ?? There's a difference. 73 Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ _______________
Point of view depending which side of register you are standing on. I will change it slightly. Most who sell to hams are crooks. john w9zy Don't you mean "Most connectors bought by hams are JUNK" ??
I donīt think so. Itīs the cheap ham who wants everything for nothing. If one buys connectors from Spinner, Huber&Suhner, RFS, Andrew etc. he will NEVER get junk 73 Peter Point of view depending whic
Generally you get what you pay for. It never ceases to amaze me guys will go out and put up a $1000 dollar antenna on a $1000 tower and put some surplus manure coax and cheesey Chinese PL-259s...and
Well even some of the Amphenol PL-259 connectors are hard to solder to. Have been buying this easy to solder Amphenol P/N PL-259 lately from Mouser Electronics ( I am sure other vendors carry them )
Between-series connectors were made for testing and bench work--not long-term installations. Correct answer: Use the CORRECT CONNECTOR and, IF you install it correctly, it will work just great. Ralph
I chose my words carefully, and I meant exactly what I said. What I see sold by vendors catering and advertising to hams is JUNK. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ ________
And there is a very good, valid reason for SOME vendors doing that, but your sentence is all inclusive. The way it's phrased indicates "to me" there are no exceptions and that is wrong unless you are
1) The word "most" (see the subject line above) is not all inclusive. You appear to have confused "most" with "all." :) 2) The only reasons I can think of are ignorance or greed. That is, the vendor
Both and neither. I stand by the premise that were there not a market for the cheap stuff few of this type of vendor would exist. It's unfortunate, but a large number exist who want to pay as little
A little over 20 years ago, somebody told me that Sony in the UK had found that some of the cassettes in its own warehouse were counterfeit. I don't know how that could have happened, unless someone
I believe that those who buy JUNK parts are doing so out of ignorance, not intentionally. I was inactive on HF from the mid-80's up to 2003. When I got back on the air and began acquiring radios, I b
I am amazed at how many hams want cheap stuff and balk at paying real money for good stuff. I went to the Dayton Hamvention and saw this first hand. Some Hams will spend $1500 or more on a rig, but w
Some do and some don't. <:-)) We have both types in our club. Even those of us who have been around a long time have had *more* than a few "learning experiences"<:-)) I've always found them to be ver