Has anyone tried RG-8X PL-259 crimp connectors on RG-6?
Carl
KM1H
- Original Message -
From: "Pete Smith N4ZR"
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: substandard quality F double females
Amphenol F connectors? Whoah!
73, Pete N4ZR
Che
On 12/15/2012 12:04 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
Amphenol F connectors? Whoah!
Nuts. I didn't read carefully enough. Again. Thanks Pete. I was
thinking UHF.
73, Jim K9YC
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Oh really? What about CCS against gold with silicone dielectric compound to
seal out moisture, Tom?
I haven't used those gold-plated connectors yet. Maybe I should return them
for a refund?
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Tom W8JI wrote:
> The last thing we would use w
Which brands/types are the "good" ones? Maybe some of mine need
replacing...
BTW, I don't think I've ever met a "substandard double F female" or a
substandard double D, for that matter. ;-)
73,
Charles - K5ZK
Charles,
I'm not sure which brands are bad, but I've been pretty lucky and not r
Amphenol F connectors? Whoah!
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 12/15/2012 12:35 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 12/15/2012 6:52 AM, Charles Bibb
I just posted some pictures of my take on F barrel quality
on the Hi-Z website. You might have to refresh the page
as it is just now posted. YMMV
Lee K7TJR OR
"http://www.hizantennas.com/f_connector_quality.pdf";
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On 12/15/2012 6:52 AM, Charles Bibb - K5ZK wrote:
Which brands/types are the "good" ones?
Amphenol, Amphenol, and Amphenol. Also, the old MIL-spec stuff that can
be found at most hamfests when OTs clean out their basements.
The shiny new connectors and adapters sold by vendors at hamfests a
I did speak to Lee at Hi-Z yesterday and he warned me about
substandard
quality F double females. He has had terrible problems with them.
In what respect are they "sub-standard"? What kind of problems?
There is so little that could be defective if the center conductor of
the coax is the right
At 08:25 AM 12/15/2012, Craig Clark wrote:
I did speak to Lee at Hi-Z yesterday and he warned me about substandard
quality F double females. He has had terrible problems with them.
Which brands/types are the "good" ones? Maybe some of mine need replacing...
BTW, I don't think I've ever met a