[CVCC] PL259

[Ed Hughes]

I sent out an email recently which talked about a "clamp-on" type of 
PL259. A short while later, Dennis N4DEN pointed out that this connector 
was no longer available :-(
There's lots of discussion taking place on the Topband reflector 
regarding the infamous PL259. The information below, talks about a new 
(to me) way of soldering on this connector. The owner of Dx Engineering 
K3LR uses this method in his world class contest station.

About five years AGO, I discovered this fool-proof and brilliant way to 
solder PL-259s invented by Bill Maxon N4AR who taught this to Tim K3LR. 
Tim uses this method throughout his contest station and did a great job 
of documenting it – see http://www.k3lr.com/engineering/pl259/ and this 
YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfI_fanRCq4 it has totally 
changed my angry and worried attitude towards soldering PL-259s.

The key component is Amphenol 83-1SP connectors. The connector body is silver and the shell is nickel and you can buy them from Mouser or DX Engineering.

Vy 73

Steve, VK6VZ