Years ago, I bought several at (believe it or not!) Radio Shack. When I
went back they did not have more and their web site does not show them.
A web search did find this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/N-male-plug-clamp-RG8-RG165-RG213-LMR400-connector-/3206
19671452?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa66bef9c
73,
Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Karlquist
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:19 PM
To: Paul Christensen
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] compression PL259
Is there a type N version of this?
Rick N6RK
Paul Christensen wrote:
> Ian,
>
> We may be getting closer to finding "the real deal." Looks like
> Farnell/Newark may have them in stock for U.S. orders:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4vk83dy
>
> Does the datasheet/drawing below appear as the connector you're referring
> to?
>
> http://www.farnell.com/cad/515585.pdf
>
> If so, plenty in stock at about USD $6.00 ea. However, ships from the
> U.K.
> + USD $20.00 handling fee per order. Not exactly a great deal for us, but
> at least we can find them and order in bulk to help offset the S&H fees.
>
> Paul, W9AC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] compression PL259
>
>
>> Paul Christensen wrote:
>>>> It's simply a much cleverer design. Accept no substitutes. Salesman
>>>> does
>>>> not receive commission.
>>>
>>>Ian,
>>>
>>>Trouble is -- those of us on this side of the water, for one reason or
>>>another, will have difficulty in purchasing those European compression
>>>connectors. Absent a North American distributor, we may have to settle
>>>for
>>>"second best." If you have a source for an easy, painless purchase,
>>>please
>>>pass along the vendor information.
>>>
>>
>> The design originated with a British company called Greenpar, which was
>> bought by MA/COM, which in turn is now part of the Tyco empire.
>>
>> Other manufacturing licences may have been granted (eg to the Multicomp
>> subsidiary of Farnell/Newark) but I'm pretty sure that the ownership of
>> the design is now on your side of the Atlantic.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
>> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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