[TowerTalk] Junk Coonectors (was Re: How lossy are PL-259s at HF?)

[Don Tucker]

74868 is the CAGE Code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency to The 
Amphenol Corporation for items sold to DoD.

This CAGE Code indicates the item is an Amphenol manufactured product. I 
suspect the 49190 is an internal Amphenol number.

Don W7WLL

On 6/19/2024 10:56 AM, Henry Pollock - K4TMC wrote:
> I have some newer ones with "Amphenol 83-1SP-1050" and older ones without
> the "1050". On another line below are "74868 PL-259 49190", which is the
> same on both vintages.
>
> Comments anyone?
>
> 73,
> Henry - K4TMC
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 1:27 PM Jim Brown<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 6/19/2024 9:52 AM,tomgeorgens15 at gmail.com  wrote:
>>> I have suspicions about the 83-1SP as well.
>> The only issue I've had with Amphenol-branded connectors was with a
>> batch of 83-1SPs that was part of a group purchase from a major
>> electronics distributor for NCCC and a couple of local clubs in Santa
>> Cruz, CA. Two of the connectors (out of probably more than 50) I was
>> installing had short threads. All of this occurred more than five years
>> ago.
>>
>> It has recently come to my attention that, several years ago Amphenol,
>> began acquiring connector manufacturers and re-branding their connectors
>> as sub-imprints of Amphenol products. I think I had seen a post that the
>> "Amphenol RF" branding was the real deal. It would benefit all of us to
>> have solid info on this.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> TowerTalk mailing list
>> TowerTalk at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk