[TowerTalk] Antenna issue still puzzling me

[Jim Brown]

On 4/20/2013 6:28 PM, n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> My guess is that the balun has a cold-solder joint in it. 

Perhaps.

I would also look for bad connections that are the result of junk 
connectors or badly soldered connectors.

99% of all connectors sold at hamfests, and even by most dealers selling 
to hams, are JUNK, and they can cause exactly this sort of problem that 
is hard to find.  This may sound biased, but it is not. If a coax 
connector does not say Amphenol on it, or if it is not a vintage 
connector with a UG number (military surplus) it is almost certainly 
TRASH.  This advice also applies to barrel (splicer) connectors, Tees, 
Elbows, and adapters from one connector type to another.

REAL connectors cost about twice as much as the junk, and you have to 
look for the good vendors that sell them.  That's an extra buck or two 
for each connector. But how much did it cost you to sell one rig and buy 
a new one?  And your problem is still there. :)

73, Jim K9YC