[TowerTalk] Making rotator loops separate

[on4kj]

Hello Mike,

If you dont want  your $ to escape from your purse...... just close it, need
no pliers.
Same thing for RF    .........hi .
But I learned over the years ( Mobile Radio install and after sales
service ) to use good connectors in critical applications such as Navy-type,
not the GP PL259's.

Jos on4kj

" You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. "

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Wetzel" <mjwetzel at comcast.net>
To: <K7LXC at aol.com>; <mcduffie at actcom.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Making rotator loops separate


> Steve is 100% correct on this!  I've found this necessary even inside the
> shack.  I had bad RF problems (RF getting into keyers, computers, etc) and
> it was cured by using pliers to 'gently' seat PL-259's to coax switches,
> etc.
>
> Mike W9RE
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC at aol.com
> > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 12:58 PM
> > To: mcduffie at actcom.net; towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Making rotator loops separate
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/31/03 10:36:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > mcduffie at actcom.net writes:
> >
> > > > Pl-259's are notorious for coming loose anyway, and in the loop
> > environment
> > >  > you're just asking for trouble.
> > >
> > >  I've NEVER had a PL come loose on me, even the ones that weren't
> > >  taped.  I put them on as tight as my hands will do it without tools,
> > >  and that's it.  Properly installed, they shouldn't come loose with
> > >  layers of tape over them anyway.
> >
> >     Well, you've been lucky. Hand-tight is NOT recommended. Use
> > the 2-plier
> > technique to 'gently' seat them with a barrel connector and
> > 1-plier on baluns,
> > etc.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve     K7LXC
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