>
>Ian said:
>> With the "UHF" the problems is manufacturing quality of the cheaper
>> ones, as Ian says... so buy MIL-spec ones.
>
>I buy my PL-259's from VanGorden Engineering in Euclid Ohio.
>
>He sells reasonably priced teflon connectors that fit everything just
>fine. They will hold off more than 10 kW, the cable will fail long
>before the connector.
>
>Even regular Amphenol 259's are fine for high power, and the Van
>Gorden connectors are overkill...and less expensive.
>
>> With N, the manufacturing quality is generally good, but there can be big
>> problems with the way we hams use them. When a loose-pin type of plug is
>> fitted without a cutting jig, the pin can wind up a long way from the
>> correct position, and sooner or later it will pull back or push through.
>
>N connectors are a poor mechanical design. They do not grip the
>cable, ....
Better check this one out for yourselves. .
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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