[TowerTalk] Commscope SFX-500 cnnectors

[Steve Maki]

I just happened to buy some RF Industries (RFI) NM to UF adapters @ 
$3.77, and some NF to UF @ $5.77 from Tessco. RFI is good quality IMO, 
and those prices are relatively inexpensive IMO. YMMV.

-Steve K8LX

On 5/24/2015 9:36 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

>> Right, and then using a relatively inexpensive N to UHF adapter if you
>> need to get to the UHF connector series.

> Quality (Amphenol) N to UHF adapters are NOT inexpensive. The ones that
> ARE inexpensive are JUNK, and should be avoided. When I got back on the
> air around 2003 after a long absence, I filled my junkbox with these
> JUNK connectors, and soon lived to regret it. Over the next 3-5 years, I
> experienced at least six failures that were the result of those JUNK
> connectors.
>
> Do yourself a favor -- don't buy no-name connectors. I'm talking about
> those pretty, shiny connectors sold at hamfests, and, sadly, by most
> vendors who advertise in QST and CQ. We must go to vendors like Allied,
> Newark, and DigiKey to get the real deal.