Paul,
I've used that installation method for at least 25 years, its easy to learn and
it consistently produces excellent results.
73
Frank
W3LPL
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:27:07 -0400
>From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>
>Subject: Re: Topband: Mother of all ferrite common-mode coaxial chokes
>To: <topband@contesting.com>
>
>> "I've seen literally hundreds of improperly installed PL-259, type N and
>> BNC
>connectors."
>
>I agree for the most part, but in the case of using "UG" reducers with a
>PL-259, I believe there's a better method over the "proper" procedure
>supplied by Amphenol and the ARRL Handbook over the last several decades.
>
>http://www.w5fc.org/files/how-to/PL259.PDF
>
>It's a rare case, and in my initial review of the document, I was skeptical.
>But after trying this method on several dozen RG-400 shack interconnect
>cables, I'm convinced of the superiority of this method as it offers the
>builder much greater quality control and work inspection. The builder is
>not left to guess about what's happening inside the connector when using a
>reducer. If the job isn't done right the first time, it's as easy as
>spinning off the body and re-starting. That cannot be easily done with the
>"proper" method since it requires soldering the UG adpter into the four
>holes of the PL-259 connector body. Disassembly can be done, but with much
>more work. Of course, another alternative is to use crimped connectors and
>avoid the reducer, but I don't like their use outdoors or on cables subject
>to repeated handling at the connector.
>
>Paul, W9AC
>
>
>
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