Finally, after years of frustration with several types of PL259 connectors,
I've settled on the new crimp/solder type from DX Engineering. They're
strong, reliable, and easy to install in minutes while dangling from a
tower. Soldering is only for the center conductor.
The downsides are that they're a bit pricey, and require a crimp
connector. Over the past year, I've bought about fifty of them and am
gradually swapping them into all my indoor and outdoor cables. Here's a
link: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-pl259cs8x-12
BTW, I'm also phasing out all the LMR-400 (both the ordinary and superflex
types) in my station and going back to plain old RG213. The modest
attenuation improvement of LMR400 over the earlier RG--type cables is
negligible at HF frequencies, and the Al foil and awkward-size center
conductor of the LMR cables have been, for me, nothing but trouble.
73,
Jim W8ZR
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On Dec 5, 2018, at 8:27 AM, Clive GM3POI <clive@gm3poi.com> wrote:
I have been using those plugs for at least 10 years. They come in useful if
you have to put on a plug in cold weather and or high winds because no braid
soldering is needed. However at the back of equipment they are more
temperamental than regular 259's because the threads tend to be difficult.
YMMV
73 Clive GM3POI
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com
<topband-bounces@contesting.com>] On Behalf Of MICHAEL
ST ANGELO
Sent: 05 December 2018 14:49
To: Pete Michaelis - N8TR; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back INSTRUCTIONS
These are compression connectors similar to the N type compression
connector.
I use them as well as crimp type UHF connectors because I don't like the
solder type PL259 connectors for RG-8. RG-58 or LMR-400 type coax.
Pasternack offers a similar type connector. Their data sheet has assembly
instructions. You can use it as a guide.
<https://www.pasternack.com/images/ProductPDF/PE44050.pdf>
Mike N2MS
On December 5, 2018 at 12:34 AM Pete Michaelis - N8TR
<pete.n8tr@gmail.com> wrote:
EBAY item 192225630585 looks similar to the Multicomp clamp
connector discussed on
Towertalk early in 2011. See:
http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/2011-02/msg00214.html
73, Pete - N8TR
At 09:45 PM 12/4/2018, terry burge wrote:
Hi Gary
Take a look at ebay 'UHF PL259 male clamp Plug lot connector for
LMR400 RG8 RG213 RG214 Coax cable' from 'superstore_dan'.
Terry
KI7M
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