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Re: [Amps] Junk Connectors

To: ny9h <ny9h@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Junk Connectors
From: Roger <sub1@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:31:25 -0400
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ny9h wrote:
> At 12:18 PM 4/23/2009, Jim Brown wrote:& Bill, W6WRT wrote:
>   
>>> Amphenol only for me.  &
>>>       
>> When I got back on the air about 5 years ago after a long absence, I
>>     
>
>
> yep    hamfests,,,,,the best place to get connectors,,,,,
>
> 1.   used amphenols  from that guy's pile of parts for $6
>   
I never, ever go for used connectors. I don't even reuse them at home.
> 2.  surplus good connectors still in the brown wrapper with the 
> contract # on them
>
> even the new amphenols come from the far east....
> i'll bet they met their stringent requirements... "right"
>   
Complete with Nickel plating. I had one around here with no threads.
> It took me a while but I found a vendor who sells 4 piece BNC 
> compression connectors for RG8X ...that actually fit,...as i try to 
> use bnc for everything below 500 watts. Most bnc connectors don't 
> properly fit Rg8X.
>   
> Jim it seems more than 5 year you went west "young man"...
>    from Bill who is sitting on top of a 1400 foot hill in western PA..
>    (high atop  west penn )
>
> I've got to add that reading this reflector has added a ton of 
> clarity to reading Maxwell's old QST SWR articles,,,,
>
>
>   
Didn't it though.  Now there are a few more who should<:-))
> to you all.....Tnx for the lessons
>
>   
Every one? You know where to send the bills.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> bill  ny9h
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