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From: Michael J. Tubby B.Sc (Hons) G8TIC <mike.tubby@thorcom.co.uk>
To: yo9fzs <yo9fzs@office.deck.ro>; AMPS <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: 29 January 2002 21:06
Subject: Re: [AMPS] found connectors but now : cable ?
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>I used PET-100 connectors (horrid) and RG58 (okay) on my old
>W1SL 2m amp and 3-500Z on 6m. The PET-100 doesn't grip the
>RG58 very well and long-term can flex and cause whiskers of the
>braid to short inside the plug barrel...
....and the centre pin of the plug stands proud of the body and you can
touch the centre connector of the socket and they're horrible to
assemble....... I can't think of a single good thing to say about them. They
should be banned.
Steve
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