[UK-CONTEST] PL259 advice please.

[Clive GM3POI]

Ian the RS reference is stock # 546-2633 not cheap but silver/ptfe. 73 Clive 
GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian G3WVG" <g3wvg at btinternet.com>
To: "'UK Contest'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] PL259 advice please.


>
> Chris
>
> I did mean the SO "barrel" connectors .. Apologies for not making that
> clear.
> Thanks for all those who replied on and off reflector.  The consensus is
> that the " www.theRFC.com in the USA does the best ones and that Westlake
> may be OK too.  Another said RS components were good, but I can't find the
> spec sheet for those.
>
> Thanks again 73 Ian G3WVG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Chris Tran
> Sent: 09 November 2006 08:41
> To: UK Contest
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] PL259 advice please.
>
> 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
>
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