Has anyone tried RG-8X PL-259 crimp connectors on RG-6?
Carl
KM1H
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From: Pete Smith N4ZR n...@contesting.com
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: substandard quality F double females
Amphenol F connectors
At 08:25 AM 12/15/2012, Craig Clark wrote:
I did speak to Lee at Hi-Z yesterday and he warned me about substandard
quality F double females. He has had terrible problems with them.
Which brands/types are the good ones? Maybe some of mine need replacing...
BTW, I don't think I've ever met a
I did speak to Lee at Hi-Z yesterday and he warned me about
substandard
quality F double females. He has had terrible problems with them.
In what respect are they sub-standard? What kind of problems?
There is so little that could be defective if the center conductor of
the coax is the right
On 12/15/2012 6:52 AM, Charles Bibb - K5ZK wrote:
Which brands/types are the good ones?
Amphenol, Amphenol, and Amphenol. Also, the old MIL-spec stuff that can
be found at most hamfests when OTs clean out their basements.
The shiny new connectors and adapters sold by vendors at hamfests
I just posted some pictures of my take on F barrel quality
on the Hi-Z website. You might have to refresh the page
as it is just now posted. YMMV
Lee K7TJR OR
http://www.hizantennas.com/f_connector_quality.pdf;
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Amphenol F connectors? Whoah!
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On 12/15/2012 12:35 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 12/15/2012 6:52 AM, Charles Bibb
Which brands/types are the good ones? Maybe some of mine need
replacing...
BTW, I don't think I've ever met a substandard double F female or a
substandard double D, for that matter. ;-)
73,
Charles - K5ZK
Charles,
I'm not sure which brands are bad, but I've been pretty lucky and not run
Oh really? What about CCS against gold with silicone dielectric compound to
seal out moisture, Tom?
I haven't used those gold-plated connectors yet. Maybe I should return them
for a refund?
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote:
The last thing
On 12/15/2012 12:04 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
Amphenol F connectors? Whoah!
Nuts. I didn't read carefully enough. Again. Thanks Pete. I was
thinking UHF.
73, Jim K9YC
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