[TowerTalk] Reuse PL-259

[chetmoore at cox.net]

Well stated  Jim


Chet  N4FX

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:51 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Reuse PL-259

On 2/16/2021 8:29 AM, Paul Beckmann wrote:
> This thread has really highlighted the divergence "make due with what 
> you have" vs. "spend what you can to get the best" mindset.

It's a bit more than that. Poor quality connectors can fall apart, go
intermittent, arc at high power. I've owned a lot of used rigs over the
years, all good quality, vintage rigs bought for a fraction of their new
price. Junk connectors are a terrible way to pinch pennies, or to "make do."
They can easily cause antennas to appear to be broken, causing us to chase
our tails troubleshooting. They can cause power amps to fault, and in some
cases, result in destructive failure. I don't want to lose a $5K power amp
because I played cheap on a $4 connector.

73, Jim K9YC

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk