[TowerTalk] PL-259 RF Coaxical Connectors

[Bill Mills1]

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> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 3:12 PM Bill Mills1 <millsend at windstream.net <mailto:millsend at windstream.net>> wrote:
> Pete,
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> From many years of experience as a career U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer and amateur radio operator, I have used and soldered a large number of USA made PL-259 coaxial connectors.  The USA is now flooded with poor copies of PL-259 RF coaxial connectors made in China and sold by the Wireman and other hamfest sellers.  Place a US Military Spec or  Amphenol PL-259 coaxial connector side by side a Chinese copy and see the difference.
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> What makes me angry is the answers you receive from the Wireman and other hamfest sellers will give you when you ask them where their knock off  PL-259 is manufactured.   The China PL-259 copies are inferior quality.  In 2017 I attended the Dayton Hamconvention and found a seller of Amphenol PL-259 coaxial connectors in bulk quantities.  I purchased 100 each Amphenol PL-259 for $100.00.  Like others have mentioned, I purchase only Amphenol and US Military Spec PL-259 coaxial connectors marked with the manufacture name.  Over the years, I have found great buys on USA made  PL-259 connectors at the hamfests.  DX Engineering currently sells a four pack of Amphenol PL-259 connectors for RG-213 cable for $22.99. 
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> I do not use solderless crimp on PL-259 connectors.  PL-259 connectors were designed to be soldered!
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> 73,
> Bill
> KC4AA