[TowerTalk] PL-259 vs N

[Dino Darling]

I disagree.  I have installed these connectors without any problems.  The 
center pin can not be pushed out while inserting the coax.  If you are 
completely worried, try tinning the ends first.

Steve, I think it is a disservice to this group to discourage the use of 
this connector or warn against its use.  Care must be taken with ANY 
installation and the difference between solid and stranded is only 
that...stranded and solid!

(I'm leaving spaces here so you can see where my conversation ends and the 
"copied" posts begin.)


Steve Katz said (its so hard to follow his replies sometimes)
> > //Bear in mind the two-piece "UHF-like" type N connectors are for use with
> > solid center conductor cables only.  The internal mate of cable conductor
> > to center pin is a "blind" mate, that you cannot see, and the slightest
> > misalignment can cause bad results, e.g., having a strand bend and short
> > to the outer conductor, or with solid conductor lines, the center
> > conductor can push the connector center pin and dielectric out of
> > position, resulting in a useless connector.  If you use them only with
> > solid conductor cables and care, they work fine; but the internal blind
> > mate has surely caused problems for many.  -WB2WIK/6

>Dino said:
> > There is an N-Connector made by Andros that installs just like a PL-259!
> > http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/parts/4505.html

Dino...k6rix at earthlink.net