Where is a good place to buy Amphenol adapters online?
Mark Robinson wrote:
> I have had some Amphenol ones in line for years and have had no issues with
> them.
>
>
> Mark N1UK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Walker" <jim@walkersdomain.com>
> To: "'towertalk reflector'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 05 February, 2009 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 90 Degree Adapters (UG 645/U)
>
>
> My experience is not all 90 degree adapters are created equal.
>
> Don't even mess with the cheap ones. Go with the Amphenol ones or better.
> Especially if your are running power like you have said.
>
> I had several 90 adapters inline a few years ago and began to observe
> intermittent movement of the SWR, etc. In time, I determined the cause to
> be in one or more of the 90 adapters. So I removed all of them. I had to
> move equipment around as well. The problems disappeared.
>
> Later I purchased some expensive ones at a hamfest. They were much heavier
> and looked heftier. I have two in line now. I haven't had any issues with
> them for a year or so.
>
> Others may have had success using the less expensive brands. Maybe they
> weren't QRO operators.
>
> Jim
> KBØX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott McClements
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:54 PM
> To: towertalk reflector
> Subject: [TowerTalk] 90 Degree Adapters (UG 645/U)
>
> Hi - I just put a new amp into service in the shack and I bought some
> Amphenol 90 degree adapters because I need to have the equipment closer to
> wall. I read bad things about using these when cheap imports were used (as
> in a spring was used inside to make the 90 bend).
>
> Do quality 90 degree adapters have any additional loss or power limit
> compared to just using SO-259/PL-259s?
>
> -Scott, WU2X
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