Topband: Rather use N-type (was Re: The answer to PL-259 soldering/reliability problems)

[GEORGE WALLNER]

Greg,
I completely agree. For all my outdoors applications I use N connectors. 
Unfortunately, amateur radio gear (even seriously expensive gear) is still 
built with SO-239 connectors which perpetuate the use PL-259 male 
connectors. As a result, my station and my DXpedition gear contain both, 
necessitating the use of adaptors. How do we convince manufacturers to 
change?
73,
George
AA7JV/C6AGU



On Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:00:53 +1300
  Greg-zl3ix <zl3ix at inet.net.nz> wrote:
>
>
> I continue to be mystified by the fact that the amateur radio
> community insists on using PL259 connectors. N-type are much more
> reliable (used by professional communicators), low cost, can be crimped
> easily and quickly and have a well-defined impedance right up into GHz
> frequencies. 
>
> Back in 2005 I started having contact problems with the
> connector on my SteppIR 3-element. There was a thin layer of oxide that
> built up around the centre pin of the PL259. I had had similar problems
> with other connectors around my shack. I decided to change my entire
> station, including the SteppIR, to N-type, and have never looked back.
>
>
> 73, Greg, ZL3IX 
>
> On 06.12.2018 13:29, Steve Ireland wrote: 
> G'day
>>
>> About five years I discovered this fool-proof and brilliant
> way to solder PL-259s invented by Bill Maxon N4AR who taught this to Tim
> K3LR. Tim uses this method throughout his contest station and did a
> great job of documenting it - see http://www.k3lr.com/engineering/pl259/
> [1] and it has totally changed my angry and worried attitude towards
> soldering PL-259s.
>>
>> The key component is Amphenol 83-1SP connectors.
> The connector body is silver and the shell is nickel and you can buy
> them from Mouser or DX Engineering.
>>
>> Vy 73
>>
>> Steve, VK6VZ
>>
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