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

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I'm confused - the link Steve sent does indeed offer these connectors 
for $4.066 when bought in quantities of 100.

73, Pete N4ZR

On 7/14/2024 7:38 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Actually the 83-1SP is almost $6 each in 100 quantities at DigiKey
> https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/amphenol-rf/083-1SP/2041840
>
> Most of us don't need 100. DX Engineering sells them for $7.50 each if you
> buy 6 and shipping is free if you spend over $99.
>
> A new Amphenol 83-1SP is clean, has new plating and new insulation.  I do
> not recycle them but I have recycled larger Andrew/Commscope connectors.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> Steven Katz wrote:
>
> 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?u
> tm_adgroup=General&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Dynamic%20Sea
> rch_EN_RLSA&utm_term=digikey&utm_content=General&utm_id=bi_cmp-384476624_adg
> -1302921504343623_ad-81432643449113_dat-2333232393680005:aud-807631101:loc-1
> 90_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.
>
>
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