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Subject: [TowerTalk] T-Connectors
From: mel@melwhitten.com (Mel Whitten)
Date: Tue Aug 5 00:03:30 2003
Jim,
I saw Amphenol brand "T" connectors at Central States VHF Conference
last month and they were being sold by Tesco (Test Eqpt Service),
214-503-6672,
tescoeqpt@home.com

Mel, k0pfx

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Tower (Tower)" <towertalk@contesting.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>;
"FCG" <FCG@kkn.net>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 22:21 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] T-Connectors


> I have been unable to find the following on the web, perhaps someone "in
> the industry" can tell me if it exists.
>
> I am looking at Amphenol brand T-Connectors that are F X F X F, all
> three connection points are female.  I am like a bunch of others getting
> ready to do the stub thing - it is too hot in FL to do antenna work now
> - and am hoping to go this route since I can use them without any double
> female on that middle tee point.
>
> If I can fabricate up all my stubs, separation lines, etc. with PL259's
> it will be easy to put it all together...
>
> Several of the usual ham radio connector suppliers have FXFXF fittings
> but they are imports.
>
> Over the past 30 years of hamming and a lot of connector failures I have
> adopted a personal "only Amphenol" rule (others feel the same way - it
> just isn't worth it to gamble on a connector of dubious quality) and am
> going to try and stick with it...
>
> SO, are you in the trade and have an Amphenol catalogue... from what I
> see on the web they only have F X M X F option.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim, K4OJ
>
>
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