[UK-CONTEST] PL259 Plugs

[Clive GM3POI]

I point I forgot to mention about PL259s. Whilst the quality of RS 
components 259s are good i.e. silver/ptfe the dia of the barrel where you 
solder the braid is too large leaving a small gap between the barrel and the 
braid to be soldered. Obviously nobody at RS has tried to solder one of 
these plugs. The SO239s back to backs are silver plated/ptfe so are good 
quality my only bitch with this make is that the centre hole runs right the 
way through the back to back whereas others I have  are blocked off half way 
through which is better. 73 Clive GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Hills" <g3hrh at btinternet.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 9:05 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] PL259 Plugs


> Be careful of your source.  I recently bought a pack from a well known 
> West
> Country supplier intending to use them on 2kV HV leads.  The first two
> tracked.  I measured the resistance of the remaining unused ones with a 
> 500v
> Megger and they were between 1 and 4 Megohms!  I sent them back.  Clearly
> the insulation is rubbish.
>
> Ray G3HRH
>
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