[Elecraft] K3 Intermittently loses gain

[Jim Brown]

On 11/1/2010 9:37 AM, Mike Harris wrote:
> I have not been let down by the items I've bought from "The
> RF Connection".

I have bought some really lousy junk connectors from the RF Connection, 
and when I tried to get real tech info from them on coax they wanted to 
sell to a DXpedition, I got nothing but a salesman's bluster.

> I have paid 2-3 times as much for Amphenol barrels

Yes, Amphenol is more expensive than cheap junk. How much does it cost 
to get someone to climb a tower?  How much do you spend to go on a 
DXpedition? How much time do you lose chasing intermittent problems?
> but not found them any better than good quality imports. 

How would you KNOW if they are any good or not?  Have you cut one open 
to see what it looks like?  Have you done any serious power tests?  Have 
you done serious loss or reflection measurements?  Have you put stress 
on them to break them mechanically?

I used them in my station and nothing blew up (yet)?  That isn't a real 
test, it's luck.

73, Jim K9YC