I think that both of the following are correct. I belive a crimp
connector works OK but is not as good as a correctly made solder
connector. The reported shorter life and mismatch loss of a crimp
connector seem to be acceptable in most applications when compared to the
effort (and skill!) needed to put on a solder-on connector. IMHO.
73, Dick Wilder, K3DI
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Scott Bullock wrote:
> Horsepucky!
> I've been using crimpon connectors both uhf, type n, tnc, bnc, sma,
> and mini-uhf almost exclusively with the exception of heliax connectors
> for 19 years-and they don't fail if they are put on right, and they
> don't work any less than solder on either. Case in point they work well
> even at 800-900 mhz frequencies.
> . . .
> 73, Scott, N1CX
>
> >I would recommend against using a crimp connector on VHF/UHF lines.
> >Compressing the dielectric and shield to something other than nominal
> >will force a discontinuity or reflection on the line. Solder-type
> >connectors are designed to maintain the coaxial line's characteristic
> >impedance as best as possible.
> >Mech crimp connectors are notorious for failing early.
>
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