I continue to be mystified by the fact that the amateur radio community insists on using PL259 connectors. N-type are much more reliable (used by professional communicators), low cost, can be crimped easily and quickly and have a well-defined impedance right up into GHz frequencies.
Back in 2005 I started having contact problems with the connector on my SteppIR 3-element. There was a thin layer of oxide that built up around the centre pin of the PL259. I had had similar problems with other connectors around my shack. I decided to change my entire station, including the SteppIR, to N-type, and have never looked back. 73, Greg, ZL3IX On 06.12.2018 13:29, Steve Ireland wrote: > G'day > > About five years I discovered this fool-proof and brilliant way to solder PL-259s invented by Bill Maxon N4AR who taught this to Tim K3LR. Tim uses this method throughout his contest station and did a great job of documenting it - see http://www.k3lr.com/engineering/pl259/ [1] and it has totally changed my angry and worried attitude towards soldering PL-259s. > > The key component is Amphenol 83-1SP connectors. The connector body is silver and the shell is nickel and you can buy them from Mouser or DX Engineering. > > Vy 73 > > Steve, VK6VZ > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus [2] > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband [3] - Topband Reflector Links: ------ [1] http://www.k3lr.com/engineering/pl259/ [2] https://www.avast.com/antivirus [3] http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
