Go to Allied and you are likely to get the cheap stuff.
Go to any of the distributors, tell them what you want and you are
likely to get ir. A small, "evaluation order" will provide the proof.
Oh! I've found silver plated Amphenols with missing threads and missing
half (one side) of the center pin. The half that was there was nicely
goal plated. QA even for the best occasionally misses one. OTOH the
odds are more in your favor with brand name stuff. Just remember some
brand name "stuff" is built on contract with the name stamped on
73
Roger (K8RI)
On 5/24/2015 9:36 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Sun,5/24/2015 5:55 PM, Steve Maki wrote:
Right, and then using a relatively inexpensive N to UHF adapter if
you need to get to the UHF connector series.
Quality (Amphenol) N to UHF adapters are NOT inexpensive. The ones
that ARE inexpensive are JUNK, and should be avoided. When I got back
on the air around 2003 after a long absence, I filled my junkbox with
these JUNK connectors, and soon lived to regret it. Over the next 3-5
years, I experienced at least six failures that were the result of
those JUNK connectors.
Do yourself a favor -- don't buy no-name connectors. I'm talking about
those pretty, shiny connectors sold at hamfests, and, sadly, by most
vendors who advertise in QST and CQ. We must go to vendors like
Allied, Newark, and DigiKey to get the real deal.
73, Jim K9YC
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