Since I've seen in my 65 years in this hobby about 65 different "proper" ways to
install these things, I can't imagine NOT reusing them.
For the life of me I can't understand this constant hand-wringing about a simple
connector that isn't even a precision device.* Amphenol makes good stuff (I had
one of their antenna rotors that would turn my house) but worshiping a PL-259
connector is a bit much, IMHO, of course.
* When I see recommendations to tighten the connector with a pair of pliers,
precision doesn't leap to mind.
Wes N7WS
On 7/12/2021 11:59 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 7/12/2021 11:47 AM, Paul Dluehosh wrote:
It may take a little work to clean up a connector with the stub of a coax
cable in it, but usually the cost is low and you still end up with a real
Amphenol connector.
I've installed hundreds of Amphenol UHF connectors, and I can't imagine
re-using one that is PROPERLY installed.
73, Jim K9YC
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