Bill: Not to be a wise guy, but PL-259s work just fine. You must be looking
for Crimps, however. First, watch out for the imported "gold pin, silver
plated Teflon" solder on PL-259 style connectors--the hole in the center
pin is not big enough for LMR-400! Also, watch out for which version of
LMR-400 the connector you use is designed. Some of the "no solder" ones do
not work well on the flex (stranded center) versions. In general, I have
found that most of the LMR-400 crimp on connectors will fail if strain from
bending is put on the cable right behind the connector. How are your
connectors failing and what kind are they? --Mike, WV2ZOW
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Rohrer
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 10:18 PM
To: Towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] LM-400 Connectors
I am looking for the 'best' PL-259 type of connector for LMR-400 co-ax.
The crimp on connectors I have tried have not worked well at all, and yes
I have the crimp tool.
Would appreciate some advice.
73
Bill W7IJ
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