[Icom] PW-1 SO-239 discoloration

Sun, 07 Apr 2002 21:26:36 -0700

This is good to know and I shall note it.  I assume that there are as Gary 
suggested, "...   the silver plated connectors with teflon insulators 
...".  I have search much locally for these but to no avail.

Again thank you Don.

Chris opr VE7HCB

At 02:44 AM 2002-04-08 +0100, you wrote:
>The silver plated connectors (both PL259's and the 2 piece N style) are
>available in Canada from Alfa Radio (780-466-5779) in Edmonton.... We're not
>down the street from Chris but we are at least in the same country.  I
>bought my first ones at Dayton years ago - never saw them up here then- and
>I'd never go back to using the other stuff.  And yes, I am involved with
>Alfa Radio - that's why the store now stocks these connectors.....
>
>73 Don
>VE6JY
>Look for us at Dayton with our new antenna rotor product- right across from
>the RAC booth..
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary R" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 01:47
>Subject: Re: [Icom] PW-1 SO-239 discoloration
>
>
> > I understand however, you knowingly failed to note in your first email to
>the
> > reflector that ham stuff is hard to get IN YOUR AREA. We live in a world
>economy
> > now and it's easy to pick up the phone or log onto the Internet and order
>what
> > you need from just about anywhere. If I can't find what I need here in So.
>CA
> > then I start looking. I've had to go as far as Canada and Europe to get
>what I
> > want and I did it all from my keyboard. You wrote that silver plated
>PL-259's
> > are hard to get, I say not so. If you had written that they are hard to
>get in
> > your area then my reply would have been a suggestion to contact HRO anyway
>but
> > without the confrontation. If something you need is hard to find then
>please,
> > let us on the reflector know.
>
> > Chris BONDE wrote:
> >
> > > You and I live in two different places, at least first country, second
> > > population.
> > > I have a difficult time finding anything that is not CB or TV (that is
>the
> > > question, sorry Adam)
> > >
> > > Chris opr VE7HCB
> > >
> > > At 02:32 PM 2002-04-07 -0700, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >Chris BONDE wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I agree, but finding the silver plated connectors is difficult.
> > > >
> > > >Not so... HRO San Diego stocks them regularly. All I want are always
>there.
> > > >(858)560-4900 Mon- Sat.
> > > >
>
>
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