On 4/21/2013 6:23 AM, Crownhaven wrote:
I second that. Used RF Connection for years.
I've used them and Davis. Tell them what you want and you'll get it.
I'm not as hung up on Amphenol maybe because I've had several that had
no threads or an incomplete center conductor from them, but no one has
100% perfect QC. OTOH I do think they are a known quantity with a name.
Without any name you don't know if you are getting the same make each
time.
I remember the old "zero defects" mantra that went through industry
like a dose of salts. It was good to strive for but impossible to reach
and completely impractical from a cost/benefit analysis for any company
that had much volume.
Inspect the things your self, before using them. It's a bit annoying to
haul a run up the tower only to find no threads on the PL259, or a gob
of solder you missed that prevents the connectors from going together.
Sometimes they'll go together with a bit of extra force, which is
tempting when you are way up there but when a good PL259 is used next
time they suddenly become intermittent because of the now oversize SO-239.
Quality control shouldn't stop at the factory.
73
Roger (K8RI)
Hi Pete!
Steve N4JQQ
On Apr 21, 2013, at 6:37 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote:
I recommend the RF Connection <http://therfc.com>. They sell both junk and the good
stuff (not just Amphenol, but other ones they have dug into). you can get junk from them, but
if you ask they will steer you right, and the prices should be your guide. I asked one time
why they carried junk, and the reply was simple - "hams want cheap."
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 4/21/2013 4:07 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 4/20/2013 6:28 PM, n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
My guess is that the balun has a cold-solder joint in it.
Perhaps.
I would also look for bad connections that are the result of junk connectors or
badly soldered connectors.
99% of all connectors sold at hamfests, and even by most dealers selling to
hams, are JUNK, and they can cause exactly this sort of problem that is hard to
find. This may sound biased, but it is not. If a coax connector does not say
Amphenol on it, or if it is not a vintage connector with a UG number (military
surplus) it is almost certainly TRASH. This advice also applies to barrel
(splicer) connectors, Tees, Elbows, and adapters from one connector type to
another.
REAL connectors cost about twice as much as the junk, and you have to look for
the good vendors that sell them. That's an extra buck or two for each
connector. But how much did it cost you to sell one rig and buy a new one? And
your problem is still there. :)
73, Jim K9YC
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