[TowerTalk] Soldering RG213 to PL259

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

I have been told that Amphenol quit making silver plated connectors several 
years ago.  I hope this is incorrect, however any new UHF barrel and bullet 
and males I have seen from them lately have been nickel plated.  I don't 
like the nickel plated stuff so I have been buying silver males and used 
bullets at flea markets and other silver adapters from various RF supply 
vendors on the internet.  Nickel plating aside, the Amphenol construction is 
still good.  On their bullets, the center contact tines are made to make 
good contact and they have multiple cuts.  I suppose since you don't have to 
solder to it, an amphenol nickel plated barrel, bullet or series change 
adapter is okay.  The ones that sell for a buck or two each at hamfests that 
have only two or four cuts and tines that bend apart are the junk to avoid.  
The two and four cut UHF jacks can be pretty annoying.

73,

rob / k5uj

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