Yes, Andrews especially for Heliax hardline 😊 73 Dave wo2x
-----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of j...@kk9a.com Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 11:09 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 ANT1 problem So does Andrew/Commscope. John KK9A WO2X wrote: Times Microwave also make good connectors. We use them on UHF, but most cables we make are designed to be put in place semi-permantly. 73 Dave wo2x Sent from my iPad > On Jul 12, 2021, at 12:07 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > On 7/11/2021 1:52 PM, Dave wrote: >> What had apparently happened was that I had a batch of the offshore >> made "Amazon Special" PL-259s that appear to have a slightly oversize center >> pin. > > For several decades, I've served on the Standards Committee of the Audio > Engineering Society with representatives of the two best mfrs of audio > connectors -- Switchcraft and Neutrik. Both report having had problems with > counterfeits of their parts, and that out of tolerance pretty common. Some > major mic mfrs, both US and EU, have reported counterfeiting of their > products. > > Years ago, I learned that cheap, no-brand connectors are a very expensive > mistake. When I got back on the air in 2003, I stocked up with several dozen > adapters that, over the next ten years caused me no end of grief. > > In North America, if a UHF, BNC, or type-N connector isn't branded Belden or > stamped with a MIL part number, it's junk. > > 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 rocke...@gmail.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
