I did speak to Lee at Hi-Z yesterday and he warned me about substandard quality F double females. He has had terrible problems with them. Which brands/types are the "good" ones? Maybe some of mine n
I did speak to Lee at Hi-Z yesterday and he warned me about substandard quality F double females. He has had terrible problems with them. In what respect are they "sub-standard"? What kind of problem
Amphenol, Amphenol, and Amphenol. Also, the old MIL-spec stuff that can be found at most hamfests when OTs clean out their basements. The shiny new connectors and adapters sold by vendors at hamfests
I just posted some pictures of my take on F barrel quality on the Hi-Z website. You might have to refresh the page as it is just now posted. YMMV Lee K7TJR OR "http://www.hizantennas.com/f_connector_
Amphenol F connectors? Whoah! 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC
I just got some panel-mount F receptacles from Pasternack. I don't know if they make F double-females that good, but they had the best contacts of any F females I've ever seen. Good tension, a radius
Which brands/types are the "good" ones? Maybe some of mine need replacing... BTW, I don't think I've ever met a "substandard double F female" or a substandard double D, for that matter. ;-) 73, Charl
Oh really? What about CCS against gold with silicone dielectric compound to seal out moisture, Tom? I haven't used those gold-plated connectors yet. Maybe I should return them for a refund? 73, Mike
Has anyone tried RG-8X PL-259 crimp connectors on RG-6? Carl KM1H Amphenol F connectors? Whoah! 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.b