On 3/30/2024 9:38 AM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
I had some trouble with my Alpha amp and reached back to make sure the
right angle connector was tight. It was so hot that it burned my hand. No
more right angle connectors!
You and I (and others in this thread) are the victim of junk connectors,
made to sell to CBers. They are made with a tiny spring for the center
conductor. REAL connectors and adapters are stamped with a MIL-spec
number or Amphenol, and don't have this problem.
When I got back on the air in 2003, not knowing this, I stocked up with
adapters at ham flea markets, buying myself a lot of problems over the
next several years, some of which were hard to troubleshoot. I've thrown
them all out, re-stocked with Amphenol and surplus MIL from hamfests.
I use RG400 for in-shack jumpers, but I also use right-angle connectors.
73, Jim K9YC
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