If I don't have the connector in my collection I usually
go with Kings http://www.kingselectronics.com/. When I
was at Tektronix in the 70/80's they were one of their main
suppliers. The last time I looked at a low end Tek scope
it even had the cheap diecast BNC's for the probe
connectors :-(
-pete
> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:05:09 -0700, Bill, W6WRT wrote:
>
>>Amphenol only for me.
>
> Same here. I've had a lot of grief -- some of it expensive, some of
> it wasted time -- from cheap connectors. RS is only one example. The
> coax adapters, tees, and elbows sold at hamfests are another
> example. Lots of guilty parties. I bought a stacking harness from M-
> squared for a couple of their 6M loops. The Tee connector fell
> apart. I've had N to PL259s and splicers that go intermittent.
> Dissimilar metal problems, the center conductor isn't solid, it's a
> tiny spring, etc.
>
> When I got back on the air about 5 years ago after a long absence, I
> stocked up on a selection DIN connectors from RF Connection. BIG
> mistake -- they don't take solder, no matter how much flux or what
> else you try, and the dielectric melts with even low soldering heat.
> When I called RF Connection to complain, they told me "Hams are
> cheap." Stick with Switchcraft (actually made by Preh, I think). 5X
> the cost, but well worth it.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
>
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