Shopping for new connectors for my new antenna project, I am finding that there are a lot of different connectors to choose from. Even if one settles on (1) Amphenol (2) silver plated (3) Teflon conn
Hello Fred! I have used the Amphenol 83-1SP PL-259 UHF connector for years. It has a TFE insulator and a silver body. They are very easy to solder to. I have hundreds of these connectors in service w
Fred, I like the ones sold by RF-Spares, they are Teflon and the center pin is gold plated and slightly stepped down from the insulator by a 1/16th or so. This makes less risk of a stray piece of bra
Of course I meant to say RF-Parts: -) Mike, K6BR Fred, I like the ones sold by RF-Spares, they are Teflon and the center pin is gold plated and slightly stepped down from the insulator by a 1/16th or
I'm with Tim. I've nearly 100 of these this year. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest
the ones marked 1050 are Astroplate....harder to solder...takes more heat....also watch out for the 83-1SP-15RFX, those have a nickle based finish and are almost impossible to solder.....be aware of
I have just investigated the same topic - selecting UHF cable males. I am a little confused as the Amphenol specs say: 83-1SP - silver plated 83-822 - TFE insulated 83-886-2050 - TFE insulated AND si
The Amphenol PL259's used to come in phenolic or dialyl phthalate. A few years ago, someone decided that the latter was extremely toxic and banned it. I guess they replaced it with TFE. The trouble w