I, too, use only Amphenol or other name brands like Kings. There are a
lot of cheap import PL-259s out there that are just plain no good. I
remember some that had plastic insulators which melted when the center
pin was soldered. I don't use crimp connectors, either, except for TV
"F" plugs. Crimp connectors will work, if they are good quality and if
one uses a commercial-grade crimping tool, but most of what is commonly
available is CB junk. Also, some hams don't solder the braid to the
shell on PL-259s. IMHO, this is asking for trouble.
I have seen people snug up PL-259s on a 2-meter repeater duplexer with a
small wrench. Apparently, a loose connector here can wreak havoc with
desense and intermod.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
On 7/28/2011 10:37 PM, Richards wrote:
I live in SW Michigan, and use those on some of my antennas
in summer time. I have the AlphaDelta switches, also, and
use a grounding buss to direct the antennas to ground when
not in use or when anticipating a lightning storm. Ground bus
is grounded and bonded with single point grounding system, but
this takes them completely off the rig, quickly and easily. I also
use the Amphenol brand because they seem made better.
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On 7/28/2011 20:36, Rich Jones wrote:
I like them because here in SE Michigan we have lots of lightening
storms and these allow a quick disconnect from the antenna to
the Alpha Delta coax switch which have long threaded connectors.
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