[Elecraft] BNCs

[Jim Wiley]

Jim -

Good quality BNC connectors can be had from Amphenol and AMP.  I 
normally use AMP crimp-type connectors for BNC applications, have 
_never_ had one fail, and I purchase them by the hundreds. Takes only a 
few seconds to install one.   One other good supplier of RF connectors 
is Kings.  It has been a few years since I had to buy any, so I am 
assuming these suppliers still exist.

Having the correct tools to install these connectors is not a luxury, 
and yes, they are expensive.  Here again, you tend to get what you pay for.

And you are correct, money spent on a good quality connector is never 
wasted.  On the other hand, money spent on a cheap connector is almost 
always wasted.


- Jim, KL7CC


On 10/13/2014 10:03 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Mon,10/13/2014 10:34 AM, Rick M0LEP wrote:
>> especially if you're dealing with cheap plugs and sockets.
>
> From my work on the AES Standards Committee Working Group on 
> Connectors, I can tell you that junk and even counterfeit connectors 
> are the problem, not the nominal Zo. Junk connectors of any sort are a 
> constant source of problems. Only a fool buys anything but name brand 
> connectors. This applies to ALL connector types -- UHF, BNC, RCA, DIN, 
> XLR, 1/8-in, 1/4-in. For UHF, this means Amphenol. For XLR, RCA, 
> 1/8-in, and 1/4-in this means Switchcraft and Neutrik. For DIN, that 
> means Switchcraft and Preh. I don't work enough with BNCs to know the 
> good mfrs.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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