[UK-CONTEST] PL259 advice please.

[Chris Tran]

Hi Ian/Mike et al

I've looked at the website you mention Mike, but can't see them there at 
all - I'm assuming that Ian means 'male' UHF connectors, not SO239 barrel 
connectors. The website shows only the DM-1 import, at $1.75.

I bought 8 back-to-back PL259s many years ago, with the intention of 
mounting single-band ICE filters directly onto the antenna connectors of the 
transceivers - they fell to bits during various contests - they were the 
useless CB type you mentioned. You do have to mechanically support the 
weight of the filters of course.

Off-topic - why is the recent Radcom celebrating the (dubious) history of CB 
in the UK - have I missed some sea-change here ?

73
Chris
GM3WOJ