[HCARC] Crimped vs Soldered Coax Connectors??

[John Canfield]

There are advantages and disadvantages of each method, here's a great 
discussion of the topic: 
http://www.rfcoaxconnectors.com/Technical_CrimpvsSolder.htm  My takeaway 
from the article - each method works and works well if correctly done.

The situation I ran into when troubleshooting an antenna issue for a 
friend, the center conductor of a PL259 at the antenna end wasn't 
properly crimped - maybe the tool wasn't working correctly and/or the 
die in the crimp tool was too small and/or center conductor was too 
large in diameter which caused a sliver of metal to flake off and 
intermittently short our the connector.

I have a high degree of comfort soldering PL259s (and appropriate 
equipment), I've done hundreds over the last 40+ years and would not 
switch to crimp.  For a newbie with no/poor soldering skills, crimp away :)

John
WB5THT

On 9/24/2014 12:06 PM, Gary J - N5BAA wrote:
> Why would anything you say make people mad Steve??  Making people Mad or at least Think, is seemingly my job since hardly anyone posts here on the Reflector until I stir the pot.
>
> Again – I started looking at this subject of crimp vs solder and N vs Pl-259 from the standpoint of the NEW ham licensee who doesn’t have an axe to grind, nor a box full of parts he can’t bear to not use.