[Elecraft] Reliable PL-259 UHF connector engagement

[Arliss]

Except that several REAL Amphenol UHF connectors I ordered, which 
arrived in sealed plastic bags, had no threads on the inside of 
the coupling rings. The remainder of the connectors in the 
shipment were just fine.

73, Arliss  W7XU


On 7/29/2020 1:32 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 7/29/2020 11:21 AM, Walter Underwood wrote:
>> That is exactly why I consider UHF connectors to be a poor design.
>
> There's nothing wrong with REAL UHF connectors, like Amphenol
> 83-1SP, and surplus adapters stamped with MIL spec numbers. It's
> the cheap junk connectors that cause the problems. My definition
> of a junk connector (in North America) is one that doesn't carry
> an Amphenol part number or MIL-spec number.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC