[TowerTalk] PL-259 - can connectors be recycled?

[Steven Katz]

Yep.

At Digi-Key (founded by a ham), new mil-spec Amphenol 83-1SP PL-259s are $4 each when bought in lots of 100.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/amphenol-rf/83-1SP-15RFX/160269?utm_adgroup=General&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Dynamic%20Search_EN_RLSA&utm_term=digikey&utm_content=General&utm_id=bi_cmp-384476624_adg-1302921504343623_ad-81432643449113_dat-2333232393680005:aud-807631101:loc-190_dev-c_ext-_prd-&msclkid=e12001b67eb417b354ba672228ae5f06

This is certainly more than I paid for them in 1965 when they were $0.49/each for the same connector, but according to the "inflation calculator," it's actually cheaper than they were back then  ($.49 then is $4.89 today):  https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

Not bad.

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2024 5:38 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - can connectors be recycled?

On 7/14/2024 3:15 PM, Steven Katz wrote:
> I don't bother trying to re-use them.   Purchased in bulk (I used to buy 100 at a time), even today they're not expensive.

Yes, I've always bought in quantity, and have organized several large group buys of connectors and ferrite cores. Last large buy of both was probably 5 yrs ago, and I still have plenty of both left. Some of these orders were 500 pieces. Stuff like this appreciates a lot more and faster than the stock market!

73, Jim K9YC

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