Just buy Amphenol. The regular nickel plated, individually packaged PL-259s
are not that expensive and work well.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dinsterdog@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's
>
> The only PL259's that I can find that don't fall apart are the so called
> silver plated yellow packaged PL259's at radio shack that cost around
$4.00
> each- Avoid the blue packaged 259's thsat come in pairs for about $3.50
as
> they are GARBAGE.......I have also found that the great majority of 259's
in
> the fish bowls at HRO tend to fall apart too-
>
> 73 Paul N0AH
>
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