[Elecraft] KPA 500

[Buck]

A vendor at Dayton told me *all* are made in China, even the ones marked 
Amphenol.

k4ia, Buck
K3s# 11497
Honor Roll  8B DXCC
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On 4/10/2020 12:43 PM, Irwin Darack wrote:
> Agreed. Many people buy the cheap ones made in China....and they fail.
> 
> Irwin KD3TB
> 
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:28 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 4/10/2020 8:45 AM, Irwin Darack wrote:
>>> In my experience, coax connectors, barrel connectors, etc. are always
>> fail
>>> points when there is a sudden increase in SWR as power is increased. They
>>> oxidize over time and sometimes just reconnecting or replacing is the
>> first
>>> step before taking the amp apart.
>>
>> If this is happening, I'd suspect 1) the connectors have gotten wet or
>> 2) the are JUNK connectors. If they aren't labeled "Amphenol," they're
>> JUNK.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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