Pete -
The good ones with the silver plating are part number 83-1SP with no other
letters in the part number. There are other PL259 with different
combinations of plating and insulators that are typically cheaper.
73,
Chuck KM3V
On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 9:37 AM Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm confused - the link Steve sent does indeed offer these connectors
> for $4.066 when bought in quantities of 100.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> On 7/14/2024 7:38 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> > Actually the 83-1SP is almost $6 each in 100 quantities at DigiKey
> > https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/amphenol-rf/083-1SP/2041840
> >
> > Most of us don't need 100. DX Engineering sells them for $7.50 each if
> you
> > buy 6 and shipping is free if you spend over $99.
> >
> > A new Amphenol 83-1SP is clean, has new plating and new insulation. I do
> > not recycle them but I have recycled larger Andrew/Commscope connectors.
> >
> > John KK9A
> >
> >
> > Steven Katz wrote:
> >
> > At Digi-Key (founded by a ham), new mil-spec Amphenol 83-1SP PL-259s are
> $4
> > each when bought in lots of 100.
> >
> https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/amphenol-rf/83-1SP-15RFX/160269?u
> >
> tm_adgroup=General&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Dynamic%20Sea
> >
> rch_EN_RLSA&utm_term=digikey&utm_content=General&utm_id=bi_cmp-384476624_adg
> >
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> > 90_dev-c_ext-_prd-&msclkid=e12001b67eb417b354ba672228ae5f06
> >
> > This is certainly more than I paid for them in 1965 when they were
> > $0.49/each for the same connector, but according to the "inflation
> > calculator," it's actually cheaper than they were back then ($.49 then
> is
> > $4.89 today):https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
> >
> > Not bad.
> >
> >
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