I try and spend the time to recover OLD PL-259 connectors. I have some
which I've owned for 30 to 40 years. They are ugly, tarnished, and may
have phenolic insulators........but are darn good connectors. When I
encounter a bad or connector, I usually chop the connector off with
about 1" of cable remaining and toss it in a box. Speaking of which,
I'd say there are 10 to 15 pieces of RG-8 type cable in my junk cable
box that I could recover today. Worthwhile project.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 4/10/2020 12:19 PM, Buck wrote:
A vendor at Dayton told me *all* are made in China, even the ones
marked Amphenol.
k4ia, Buck
K3s# 11497
Honor Roll 8B DXCC
EasyWayHamBooks.com
On 4/10/2020 12:43 PM, Irwin Darack wrote:
Agreed. Many people buy the cheap ones made in China....and they fail.
Irwin KD3TB
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:28 PM Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:
On 4/10/2020 8:45 AM, Irwin Darack wrote:
In my experience, coax connectors, barrel connectors, etc. are always
fail
points when there is a sudden increase in SWR as power is
increased. They
oxidize over time and sometimes just reconnecting or replacing is the
first
step before taking the amp apart.
If this is happening, I'd suspect 1) the connectors have gotten wet or
2) the are JUNK connectors. If they aren't labeled "Amphenol," they're
JUNK.
73, Jim K9YC
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