[HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

[John K5XA]

I solder all my connectors, and use UHF PL-259, but only Amphenol 83-1SP.

A long, long time ago when I first got started, I was using cheapie hamfest
connectors. It didn't take long to see the error in my ways, especially when
it involved connectors on the tower.

Do yourself a big favor and spend the extra bucks.

K5XA John Guida

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From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Virgil
Bierschwale
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 8:20 PM
To: 'Gary J - N5BAA'; 'Derrell K. Spencer'; hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

Navy radioman here 76 - 82
We soldered everything, and if it was in the weather, we taped it, and
copper coated it

Never had a bad connection that way

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From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary J -
N5BAA
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:50 PM
To: Derrell K. Spencer; hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

Derrell,

I too am retired Navy (CDR, SC, USN-ret) and ran a number of Aviation Supply
Activities in the 80's and 90's.  That however, is (Heaven Forbid) 20-30
years ago and some procedures may have changed.  I understand the Air Force
has and I can easily check at NAS Corpus with the Supply Response Section
(SRS) to see if the Navy has too.  I am assuming NAS Corpus has an IMA level
maintenance facility for the training aircraft.  Might be interesting to
find out.

Gary J
N5BAA

-----Original Message-----
From: Derrell K. Spencer
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:26 PM
To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

I taught aviation micro miniature (2M) circuit board repair certification in
the Navy back in the late eighties. The miniature course was five weeks long
and the micro was three weeks. The miniature curriculum was mostly high
reliability soldering along with circuit board repair. The micro repair was
very specialized with high power, stereo microscopes.  The Navy's avionics
have to "take a licking and keep on ticking" as John Cameron Swayze used. 
Our aircraft  get shot off  the deck and hit hard when landing. Soldering
connectors is more reliable than crimping when done properly. Crimping by
definition is deforming.


Derrell K. Spencer ATCS(AW) USN, Ret
KG5BTT
In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor
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