Argh. Wish I had known that an option! On Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 12:56 PM John Stengrevics <jstengrev...@comcast.net wrote:
> Who uses PL-259s? They suck. I ordered my K3S with Ns and really should > have specified DINs. But, that is a retrofit project for another day. > > John > WA1EAZ > > > On Feb 16, 2019, at 2:47 PM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> > wrote: > > > > On 2/16/2019 9:39 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > >> Do not trust PL-259 connectors installed only "finger tight". Today > many of those PL-259 connectors "look good" but are really poor quality > connectors. > > > > If you live in North America, the ONLY good PL-259 connector is one that > labeled Amphenol 83-1SP. Most others are JUNK. I'm told there are some > other decent brands sold in EU. > > > >> ALWAYS snug the PL-259's with a pair of 4" channel lock pliers. > > > > RIGHT. And always be VERY careful about how you solder them, especially > the shield. > > > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to jstengrev...@comcast.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to c...@murgatroid.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
