[Elecraft] Waterproof SO-239 covers

[K9ZTV]

Amen, George, on mating the “tiny indentations.”  It’s easy to ignore this step because many hams think they mate automatically as the PL-259 penetrates the SO-239.  They sometimes don’t.  The coax itself has to be rotated back and forth until the mating can be felt through one’s fingers.  Indentations on cheap connectors have minimal mating surfaces or none at all.

73,

Kent  K9ZTV  

> On Jul 16, 2020, at 4:25 PM, Gmail - George <gdanner12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Proper installation of the UHF connector is to make sure it is made 
> properly, and then properly mated by rotating the coax until the tiny 
> indentations on the female are found and mated with the male. Then tighten 
> it hand tight.
> 
> 73
> George AI4VZ
>