Yes, and it's been excellent. Make sure the correct tool is exactly matched to
the connector, though, and used properly. Mismatches and misuse cause much of
the problems with crimp connections.73,Ed W0YK
-------- Original message --------From: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
Date: 6/18/24 12:38 (GMT-08:00) To: towertalk@contesting.com Subject: Re:
[TowerTalk] Junk Coonectors (was Re: How lossy are PL-259s at
HF?) Any experience with DX Engineering PL-259s? I bought a half-dozen crimp
type for RG-8X, on the theory that DXE would stand behind their own name brand.
They are even stamped with a DX Engineering patent notice - like what's to
patent? They feel a little lighter than WW2 surplus,but...73, Pete N4ZROn
6/18/2024 1:14 PM, Jim Brown wrote:> On 6/18/2024 6:15 AM, Rob Atkinson
wrote:>> When shopping for UHF connectors at a hamfest, bring an Amphenol
male>> and use it to test any connectors that have a UHF female involved. Do>>
I consider this a fool's errand. The only connectors or adapters I > will buy
at a hamfest are MIL-surplus or Amphenol-branded, and they're > sold by
individual hams. I've probably used a hundred or more of them > over the years,
all bought in lots of 50 or 100 from franchised > distributors as part of a
group purchase that I or others have > organized for clubs to which I've
belonged.>> For more than 25 years, I've served on the Standards Committee of
the > Audio Engineering Society, which includes representatives of major >
manufacturers like Switchcraft, Neutrik, Shure, AKG, Neumann, > Audio-Tehcnica,
Sennheiser, and Beyer Dynamic. (not Amphenol -- they > haven't been in the
audio biz for 40-50 years, which Switchcraft and > Neutrik have dominated for
that long). Over the years, I've seen many > reports from some of them about
counterfeits of their products. With > microphones, the defects are sound
quality; with connectors, they're > failure to properly mate, dissimilar metals
that you can't solder to > or degrade with time, dielectrics that melt when you
try to solder.>> Yes, there are other mfrs of connectors, but I wouldn't go
near them > unless I was a mfr who could vet the company, get samples, see
their > quality control. Years ago, W2VJN did that for some antenna switching >
products, and he got quality. Our chances of getting quality > connectors are
about as good as winning the lottery.>> When I got back on the air in 2003, I
was ignorant of this issue with > ham connectors, and bought a lot of adapters
to fill my junk box. Over > the next 5-6 years, they caused me untold grief
trouble-shooting the > failures they caused in my station.>> 73, Jim K9YC>>
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