I'm going to partially disagree with Jim :) I agree on good quality connectors, when you have them.
I can honestly say I have yet to have a none-Amphenol fail since I learned to solder them in 1972. I can also honestly say I have had a connector fail when I did not assembly it correctly. This would be both Amphenol and non-Amphenol. PEBKAC We all know how this discussion is going to go now :) Mike va3mw On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 2:49 PM Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/27/2019 11:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > If PL-259s are failing they are either poor quality connectors or there > > are serious antenna issues causing excessive voltage. > > YES! Only first quality connectors and adapters should be used. > > I run legal limit to resonant antennas fed with 50 ohm and 75 ohm coax > and hard line. Amphenol 83-1SP connectors are the standard throughout my > station. I use type N only on hard line for which UHF connectors are not > available. I've NEVER experienced any symptoms of arcing in connectors. > > I HAVE seen lots problems caused by poor quality connectors and > adapters, and by poorly soldered coax connectors when putting stations > together for Field Day and similar operations. > > My rule: In North America, if the connector doesn't say Amphenol 83-1SP > or have a MIL spec number stamped on it, it is JUNK. The same holds true > for adapters. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
