[NLRS] Where to buy RF Connectors? Favorite venders?

[Mary Brown]

I made up a connector kit in an old tackle box. Have UHF, N, F, spade and
ring terminals, the crimpers for all of them, a wire cutter, some misc small
tools just in case. Something I can grab and go if a friend needs help. I
went crimp and will never go back to solder on, much more reliable
connection than soldering. DX Engineering carries a stripper for their
connectors(works for Amphenol too) that is a real time saver! Twist and it
trims the coax jacket, shield insulation all to the right length. 

Mary
W0AAT

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From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Doug Reed
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 3:27 PM
To: Zack Widup
Cc: NLRS List
Subject: Re: [NLRS] Where to buy RF Connectors? Favorite venders?

If Bob is looking for local sources, George <n0sbu at arrl.net> sells coax
connectors and other connectors at local St Paul hamfests. He lives in Hugo
and could probably be prevailed upon if you need something quickly.
Otherwise, the next Twin Cities local hamfests are in Rush City on Sept 7
and Plymouth on Sept 21. I would expect George to be at both events, and you
can never be sure what individual sellers will have. They will often be the
cheapest to buy from.

Personally, I've been mostly buying crimp connectors these days and I order
assorted types that I may use in advance, just to have them "in stock" if I
need them. (I really prefer crimp type UHF connectors instead of solder
types because I usually melt either the connector or the coax while trying
to solder the shield decently...) Most of the time I'm buying from Ebay and
I try to choose the best combination of price and delivery delay depending
what is important at the time. If you look around you can find a good crimp
tool for $25-$30 or $50 and up for a similar tool. Be sure you get a tool
with multiple jaws for various coax connectors and a jaw for 10A to 45A
Anderson Power Pole connectors.

73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.

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