I started using a corrosion-inhibiting lube on my PL-259s, and religiously sealing them with Coax-Seal. I tighten them very tightly as well. Since I started doing that, I have no odd failures or intermittent connections in my feedlines.
73, Gwen, NG3P On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:13 PM Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcg...@blomand.net> wrote: > I've found that hams are notorious for plugging in a multi pin > connector and not securing the connector to be tight with the provided > thumb screws. The "I'll do it later, but I've got to get it on the air > now" seems to always take precedence . The connectors will wiggle > and back out, often leaving an intermittent connection. > > Likewise with PL-259 connectors. Finger tight is simply not good enough > for a reliable RF connection. I use a pair of 4" Channel lock pliers to > snug the PL-259 connectors. And I solved many RFI issues for others > just by tightening the PL-259's in the path. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- -+-+-+-+- Jenny Everywhere's Infinite: Quark Time http://quarktime.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
