[HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

[kd5wdq .]

John, that's because ALL UHF's ARE JUNK - having a crimp style UHF
will not change that fact!!

In fact, UHF's are NOT constant impedance and really fall apart at > 300mhz.

Best one can do is get a good UHF to N adapter and make all coax connectors
out of N's.  (although SMA, and TNC's are good as well, i will use those.)

I got a "kit" crimp tool set, in a nice carry case. PowerWerx sells one.
But any "ratchet" style crimp tool will do, like the one's from Amazon.

--eddie (AF5SA)

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 4:43 PM, John Canfield <bucket at janeandjohn.org>
wrote:

> I helped a friend troubleshoot a poor performing CB radio installation
> (actually he watched me) and finally I traced the problem to the PL259
> connector at the antenna end.  It was a crimp connector done by a CB shop
> and the center connector at the crimp edge flaked off a shard of metal and
> would intermittently short out to ground.  Crimps - not for this guy.
>
> John
> WB5THT
>
> On 9/22/2014 4:08 PM, Gary J - N5BAA wrote:
>
>> OPINIONS DESIRED:
>>
>> Assumption:  Access to a good crimper for Pl-259’s and N Connectors is
>> available.
>>
>> Fact:  The military seems to have stopped soldering in favor of crimping
>> all of their connectors.  The Air Force in particular finds crimped
>> connectors more durable in planes do to their better ability to withstand
>> vibration, although it might be that they can train airmen better to crimp
>> than to solder.
>>
>
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