[TowerTalk] ...and another coax adapter question

[Charles Gallo]

Yes, and no. One interesting thing as CNC made it into small companies over the last couple of decades (with insert tooling), the quality of machining has gone up. The days of hand ground HSS tooling in a screw machine or turret lathe has really ended in most places
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73 de KG2V
Charlie

> On Nov 25, 2023, at 9:43 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Two failings of off-brand UHF connectors is the machining of the
> threaded surfaces and the female center pin cup.   Off brands don't
> have the thread precision that Amphenol has.  There's a risk that the
> female center pin holder won't grip well.  When shopping at hamfests,
> bring a UHF male with you and use it to see how hard the fingers in
> the jack cup grip the pin.  I've burned up jacks that were junk before
> I learned this.  I have not found an Amphenol that didn't have a tight
> grip unless it was misused (jamming a banana plug into it etc.).
> 
> 73
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
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