For whatever it might be worth, I have been using nothing but crimped connectors for at least the past 5 years. In addition, once out of the rig, I use nothing but 7/16 DIN connectors. They are very expensive, some in excess of $100 each, but they have very low loss, and they are sealed well against WX. When I order baluns or switches, I always specify that they must be made with 7/16 DINs, and I have never been disappointed with their performance.
73 Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: W0WFH Bill [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n758073...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 4:06 AM To: kd7gc Subject: Proper installation of PL 259's Having been a Motorola field tech. and shop manager for over 35 years. I have installed thousands of PL 250's. Motorola back in the mid 1980's start suggesting installers use crimp on connectors because of too many redoes on mobile installations. Most of the service problems on new installations was bad solder connections of PL 259s. So Motorola developed a nice crimp on PL 259 an a special crimping tool to go with the connectors. Being an old school tech. I had some reservations as too how they would hold up in ruff service installations. Well they held up very well an are still being used today. So, if you want good crimp on PL259s go to your local Motorola Service Shop an buy some connector. Bill, W0WFH ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html _____ If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Proper-installation-of-PL-259-s-tp7580733.html To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here <http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=365791&code=a2Q3Z2NAcS5jb218MzY1NzkxfDE3MzQ0NDk4ODY=> . <http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> NAML -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Proper-installation-of-PL-259-s-tp7580733p7580761.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
