Author: Mark Spencer via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 11:55:55 -0700
Hi does anyone have any recent experience buying generic PL 259 style crimp connectors for RG 400 style cable and if so could they share their vendor contract info with me ? My last few batches of ge
Mark, For RG-400, I've been using crimp PL-259s from RF Industries and purchased through Tessco and RF Parts: https://www.rfparts.com/rfu505-c1.html Paul, W9AC --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [m
Mark - I've been pleased with connectors from http://www.davisrf.com/rf-connectors.php They have generic and Amphenol. If the connectors came from the same vendor as the coax and doesn't fit, it coul
Author: Mark Spencer via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 16:33:01 -0700
Thanks Mike. The vendor has been quite helpful in figuring out is happening here. At this point I believe the issue is primarily due to the strands of the centre conductor expanding a small amount wh
Author: Mark Spencer via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 16:46:07 -0700
To close the loop on this. I did work out a fairly consistent process to strip the centre conductor on RG 400 style cable while preventing it from expanding. I found if I cut the centre conductor to
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 18:24:47 -0400
If those fine wires expand, I simply place them between my thumb and forefinger and twist. So far it has always worked, but there is a small learning curve. 73 Roger (K8RI) To close the loop on this.