[HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

[John Canfield]

Roger that.  Cheap connectors are no bargain - been through that years 
ago with Rat Shack stuff.  Their PL259s (or whatever) were pure 
off-shore junk and you would need to sand/file/tin the heck out of them 
to get solder to stick.  I prefer Amphenol connectors but lately I've 
been using DX Engineering PL259s and have had good luck with them.

John
WB5THT

On 9/23/2014 2:04 PM, John K5XA wrote:
> 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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