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1. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: Zoltan.Pitman@libertel.nl (Zoltan.Pitman@libertel.nl); Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 09:25:43 +0100; I can only second Peter's comments. Last year I bought a crimper for PL-259 connectors and a box of crimpable Suhner PL-259 connectors. Since then I simply crimp the connector on and solder the cente; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00002.html (8,079 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: DMartin560@aol.com (DMartin560@aol.com); Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:52:34 EST; I can Second (or third) this! The use of crimp PL259 is wonderful! I use RF Industries crimp-on connectors for practically everything...except PL259's on RG58 coax, they don't make a conn for it. I u; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00007.html (8,646 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: pringle50@home.com (pringle50@home.com); Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:02:49 -0600; Be extremely thankful you have had good luck SO FAR with crimp connectors. Most crimp connectors will leak RF around the junction of the shield and the crimp surface. If they don't leak immediately,; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00008.html (10,532 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: K7GCO@aol.com (K7GCO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 15:50:48 EST; In a message dated 11/1/01 5:53:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, DMartin560@aol.com writes:<< I can Second (or third) this! The use of crimp PL259 is wonderful! I use RF Industries crimp-on connectors fo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00020.html (11,289 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: DMartin560@aol.com (DMartin560@aol.com); Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:14:28 EST; Hi Kenneth, My comments below. Dwayne KG4ADM << I can Second (or third) this! The use of crimp PL259 is wonderful! I use RF Industries crimp-on connectors for practically everything...except PL259's; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00024.html (11,836 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: k6sdw@hotmail.com (Eddy Avila); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:54:01 +0000; Hi all, When I was a young ham in the 60's I never ever had any problems assembling PL259 connectors, particularly when it came to soldering them to the coax. I'm sure I never used anything hotter th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00385.html (8,751 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: Dinsterdog@aol.com (Dinsterdog@aol.com); Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:19:45 EDT; 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; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00387.html (9,435 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: wa4bpj@nina.pagesz.net (Mike Murphy); Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 23:05:37 -0400; <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>Ed, I recommend silver/Teflon connectors. I buy from: The RF Connection Suite 11 213 N. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 http://www.therfc.com 800-783-2666 As; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00390.html (10,407 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: qcs0041@lexcominc.net (M KENT MILLER); Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:44:26 -0400; Eddy, I have found the silver and teflon PL-259' s sold by Radio Works in Portsmouth, VA are good easily-soldered connectors like Amphenol used to make years ago. Any other brand that I 've bought in; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00391.html (10,102 bytes)
10. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: k9mi@home.com (Michael Brown); Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:16:24 -0500; Right or wrong, I use flux from RS on my soldering jobs. Put it on the pl 259, heat it up, clean it off with alcohol and should have no trouble having solder stick to the connector. I just use this o; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00392.html (10,746 bytes)
11. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: kb0pyo@redred.com (kb0pyo); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:10:37 -0700; You can get the good amphenol pl259's from DigiKey, fairly cheap ($54/25) if you buy 25 at a time. Mark List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coa; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00395.html (10,367 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: K7GCO@aol.com (K7GCO@aol.com); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 02:33:13 EDT; In a message dated 10/20/01 8:10:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, qcs0041@lexcominc.net writes:<< Eddy, I have found the silver and teflon PL-259' s sold by Radio Works in Portsmouth, VA are good easily-; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00396.html (11,349 bytes)
13. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: nn4t@bellsouth.net (Steve Daniel); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 07:02:18 -0500; 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; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00398.html (10,546 bytes)
14. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (Jerry Kincade); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 07:32:35 -0500; RF connectors are generally in the "you get what you pay for" category. After years of trying cheesy substitutes, now if it doesn't say "Amphenol" on it, I don't buy it. Even they have come out with; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00399.html (10,874 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 10:06:49 -0400; I've been very happy with The Wireman's silver/Teflon PL-259s. I think a 12-pack is about $16. Silver plate is definitely one key to easy soldering. 73, Pete N4ZR List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00400.html (9,442 bytes)
16. [TowerTalk] Re: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: na4m@arrl.net (Phil Duff); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:26:53 +0000; Cable X-Perts, Inc. 401TS (PL-259). Silver plated, Teflon insulator, gold-plated center pin. $12.50/10 pack. www.cablexperts.com 73 Phil NA4M -. .- ....- -- -. .- ....- -- -. .- ....- -- -. .- ....-; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00401.html (9,047 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: n4gi@tampabay.rr.com (Blake Meinecke); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:07:38 -0400; I don't think wattage has anything to do with temperature. Wattage simply refers to re-heating rate after heat loss to metal/solder/air. Most "XXwatt" irons just keep getting hotter and hotter if no; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00402.html (9,134 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: htodd@twofifty.com (Hisashi T Fujinaka); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:30:44 -0700 (PDT); Nobody seems to mention filing/scoring the area you're soldering. I wondered what the file on my Leatherman tool was for but it works great for this. As I recall, you don't want to file the silver pl; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00406.html (10,471 bytes)
19. Fw: [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: JimMiller@STL-OnLine.Net (Jimmy Miller); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:08:25 -0500; I think Mike is on the right track here. There is a lot of variation in the quality of the connectors BUT what is most likely the problem with getting solder to stick to most of them is contamination; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00409.html (10,817 bytes)
20. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 15:12:29 +0100; I always take a small file and file around the holes in the connector before trying to solder them. Makes it a lot easier. 73 Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower s; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00412.html (9,479 bytes)

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