[TowerTalk] PL-259s

[Bob K6UJ]

John,

I still have some of the old PL-259's with tan colored insulators.
And yes they are easy to solder to.  Think I will hang on to them :-)

73,
Bob
K6UJ



On 5/13/16 5:13 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> The insulators on my older (perhaps a decade+ old) 83-1SP's are tan colored
> and the newer ones are white PTFE. I have had no issues with either type
> except for one barrel that was not threaded properly and the assembly would
> not go together.  They are silver plated and easy to solder to.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To:	towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259s
> From:	Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Reply-to:	jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
> Date:	Fri, 13 May 2016 15:06:04 -0700
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> On Fri,5/13/2016 10:07 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>
>
> I find those Amphenol nickel plated connectors a real pita to solder.
>
> Of course -- those are the cheapies.
>
> Dunno if  amphenol makes a  silver  /teflon connector, but that would be a
> winner.
>
> Sure -- part number 83-1SP, with no suffixes. Soldering is a dream. They
> cost a bit more.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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