[Elecraft] KAT500 ANT1 problem

[john at kk9a.com]

A PL-259 should have a 5/32" (4mm) pin.

John KK9A  


kd4iz wrote:

What had apparently happened was that I had a batch of the offshore made
"Amazon Special" PL-259s that appear to have a slightly oversize center pin.
The patch cable used until recently had one of them on one end. It had
spread the leaves on the ANT1 SO259 just enough that a good connector, when
perfectly centered and seated, did not make contact! Gentle recentering of
the leaves with a miniature flat blade screw drive yielded relief and a
self-administered head smack.
Jack Spitznagel - KD4IZ
Science River LLC
Biomedical Consulting Services