[TowerTalk] compression PL259

[Paul Christensen]

Ian,

We may be getting closer to finding "the real deal."  Looks like 
Farnell/Newark may have them in stock for U.S. orders:

http://tinyurl.com/4vk83dy

Does the datasheet/drawing below appear as the connector you're referring 
to?

http://www.farnell.com/cad/515585.pdf

If so, plenty in stock at about USD $6.00 ea.  However, ships from the U.K. 
+ USD $20.00 handling fee per order.  Not exactly a great deal for us, but 
at least we can find them and order in bulk to help offset the S&H fees.

Paul, W9AC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] compression PL259


> Paul Christensen wrote:
>>> It's simply a much cleverer design. Accept no substitutes. Salesman does
>>> not receive commission.
>>
>>Ian,
>>
>>Trouble is -- those of us on this side of the water, for one reason or
>>another, will have difficulty in purchasing those European compression
>>connectors.  Absent a North American distributor, we may have to settle 
>>for
>>"second best."  If you have a source for an easy, painless purchase, 
>>please
>>pass along the vendor information.
>>
>
> The design originated with a British company called Greenpar, which was
> bought by MA/COM, which in turn is now part of the Tyco empire.
>
> Other manufacturing licences may have been granted (eg to the Multicomp
> subsidiary of Farnell/Newark) but I'm pretty sure that the ownership of
> the design is now on your side of the Atlantic.
>
>
> -- 
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk