Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Cut and paste got me - corrected text below. On 10/12/2016 3:55 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: In the interest of reducing list email overload for others, let's wind down the OT 'PL-259' posts now and close the thread. 73, Eric /Moderator at large, elecraft.com/ On 10/12/2016

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
In the interest of reducing list email overload for others, let's wind down the OT 'Windows Emulator' posts now and close the thread. 73, Eric /Moderator at large, elecraft.com/ On 10/12/2016 11:05 AM, Jim Brown wrote: The Amphenol part number is 83-1SP (with nothing after that part number)

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-12 Thread Jim Brown
The Amphenol part number is 83-1SP (with nothing after that part number) for silver plated, not gold center (for which I see no value). I buy in 100-piece quantity from industrial vendors like Newark and Allied, sharing my order with other hams. The last time I bought (a year or two ago) I

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-12 Thread Edward R Cole
I now use Amphenol PL-259's or "UHF male" sliver-plated connectors with gold-plated center pins and PFTE insulation from "Dave's Hobby Shop" #721405422210 ...$4.95. I am buying almost all my connectors from Dave's: http://www.daveshobbyshop.com/ Quite often at a savings in price and very

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread Eric J
Even more ironic if it was a Chinese company you never heard of. Eric KE6US On 10/11/2016 6:42 PM, W1GO (Joe) wrote: Who do we think makes the DX Engineering connectors that are so loved? DX doesn't manufacture them; they are private labeled by another manufacturer. Wouldn't it be ironic

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread EricJ
Even more ironic if it was a Chinese company you never heard of. Eric KE6US On 10/11/2016 6:42 PM, W1GO (Joe) wrote: Who do we think makes the DX Engineering connectors that are so loved? DX doesn't manufacture them; they are private labeled by another manufacturer. Wouldn't it be ironic

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread W1GO (Joe)
Who do we think makes the DX Engineering connectors that are so loved? DX doesn't manufacture them; they are private labeled by another manufacturer. Wouldn't it be ironic if it was Amphenol? Hi Hi. Joe W1GO > On Oct 11, 2016, at 20:00, Gary K9GS wrote: > > Hi Mark, >

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread Gary K9GS
Hi Mark, I have had very good results using the DX Engineering brand PL259's (solder type). I have also heard from people I know and trust that the new "Next Generation" crimp connectors from DXE are excellent. I look forward to trying them out when my current supply of Amphenol crimp

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread Dave Cole
On Tue, 2016-10-11 at 13:39 -0400, Mark Tosiello wrote: > HI, > > I to have always used only Amphenol connectors. However, this year, in > putting up another Gap Challenger, I am using a DXE pl259 at the > antenna > coax end. DXE connectors have worked well for me in the past in > another >

Re: [Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread Mark Tosiello
HI, I to have always used only Amphenol connectors. However, this year, in putting up another Gap Challenger, I am using a DXE pl259 at the antenna coax end. DXE connectors have worked well for me in the past in another application, are silver plated brass and the dialectric is PTFE. I've spoken

[Elecraft] PL259s

2016-10-11 Thread Keith Hutt
Got to agree i only use Amphenol connectors, expensive in the UK but well worth the extra money. But i get mine when i am visiting Dayton, so a lot cheaper Regards Keith G0TSH On Tue,10/11/2016 6:29 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: > I'm curious as to exactly why a "junk" connector supposedly