[Elecraft] PL-259 connectors

riese-k3djc at juno.com riese-k3djc at juno.com
Thu May 19 23:05:14 EDT 2016


Used PL259s on my 432 array,, was up for 15 year and
taped and coated with silicon seal,, looked like new when I 
took them down and the match was 1.1  
good connectors 

Bob K3DJC



> On connections open to the air (on a ship that meant constant salt 
> spray) we
> carefully sealed the connection with something like "Coax-Seal" -  a 
> putty
> like sealant - followed by several layers of good quality electrical 
> tape.
> Connectors that I had installed that way a few years previously that 
> I
> needed to disconnect for some reason looked a good as the day I had
> installed them, thousands and thousands of miles and years of salt 
> water
> later. 
> 
> 73, Ron AC7AC
> 
>



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