Amphenol connectors will have the brand name and model number marked on them. All of my PL-259's are either Andrew Heliax connectors or they are Amphenol 83-1SP. I have been using 83-1SP's for decades, I did have one where the barrel threads were not cut properly and it did not screw together. Unfortunately I noticed this after soldering:( So getting a bad Amphenol connector is possible, but probably rare.
John KK9A Drew AF2Z pubx1 at af2z.net Tue May 17 22:08:40 EDT 2016 I sometimes buy single parts or small quantity on ebay. The price can be pretty good, delivery is quick and often without s/h charges. However, it is a slight gamble. For example, a few PL-259's i recently bought: the shell on one would not thread correctly. They looked like genuine Amphenol as far as I could tell. (I know Amphenol is made in China nowadays so maybe the QC is not what it used to be. Or else the factory "seconds" are making it to market via back channel merchandising...) 73, Drew AF2Z ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
