[TowerTalk] Finding the highest quality PL-259 Connectors

[Tim Duffy K3LR]

Hello Fred!

I have used the Amphenol 83-1SP PL-259 UHF connector for years.

It has a TFE insulator and a silver body. They are very easy to solder to. I
have hundreds of these connectors in service without a single failure.

Mouser part number 523-831SP

73!
Tim K3LR


-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Fredric Serota
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:30 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Finding the highest quality PL-259 Connectors

Shopping for new connectors for my new antenna project, I am finding that
there are a lot of different connectors to choose from. Even if one settles
on (1) Amphenol (2) silver plated (3) Teflon connectors, I am having
difficulty understanding which are the best ones, and which are knockoffs.

 

The connectors from Amphenol sold through Mouser are stamped with part
number 83-822. They are packaged individually in plastic bags labeled
Amphenol Corporation RF Division/ Danbury Connecticut. Assembled in Mexico.

 

I have purchased PL-259s at a recent Hamfest from a dealer previously
thought to be reputable, packaged individually in plastic bags marked
"Amphenol/Connex".  The number 182120 is stamped on each bag. There is no
identifier on each of the conectors. They feel to the hand to be slightly
lighter in weight and have subtly different markings.

 

I have a batch of PL-259s that are engraved with the part number
83-isp-1050. They look identical to those from Mouser, except they are not
as bright, and, I suspect, are not silver plated, but feel quite rugged.

 

Having spent too much money on the tower, antenna and cable, I would prefer
that my signal not go up in smoke in a bad connector. Anyone make sense of
these?

 

Thanks, Fred, K3BHX

 

 

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