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

[Mike Waters]

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018, 9:59 AM W3LPL <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:

N connectors on HF? No thank you.


I'm with you, Frank. I just don't have these problems with them.

After soldering more UHF plugs in 42 years than I could possibly ever
count, I know how to properly assemble and solder them. And I keep the
contact surfaces coated with DeoxIT D-100 (indoors) or filled with silicone
dielectric grease (when I used to use them outdoors; we now use F
connectors outdoors).

Rarely, I've used a very small screwdriver to bend the four SO-239 socket
segments in so they grip the plug better.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com