[TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's

kb0pyo kb0pyo@redred.com
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:10:37 -0700


You can get the good amphenol pl259's from DigiKey, fairly cheap
($54/25) if you buy 25 at a time.
					Mark


Dinsterdog@aol.com wrote:
> 
> The only PL259's that I can find that don't fall apart are the so called
> silver plated yellow packaged PL259's at radio shack that cost around $4.00
> each-  Avoid the blue packaged 259's thsat come in pairs for about $3.50 as
> they are GARBAGE.......I have also found that the great majority of 259's in
> the fish bowls at HRO tend to fall apart too-
> 
> 73  Paul  N0AH
> 
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