[amsat-bb] Best Connectors?

[Roger]

I too work in the profession and try to stay away from the old style. Not
only will the shield eventually release but the center pin will at times
recess. I use crimp whenever possible.


73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 3:45 PM, dougphelps at ameritech.net <
dougphelps at ameritech.net> wrote:

> I have switched to crimp connectors and I do not think that the shield
> connections, on N connectors, is any less secure than the "old school
> type".  In every case, the sheild is compressed against the connector
> body.  Ithink the crimp connector makes a better shield connection.  This
> topic came up on another group and someone on that group said the military
> only uses crimp connectors now.  I could not verify his statement but it
> seems to me that it is much easier to make a reliable connection with crimp
> than with solder.
> Just my 2 cents worth.
>
>
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>   On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Jim Walls<jim at k6ccc.org> wrote:   I
> work in the Radio Shop for a fairly large city.  We deal with everything
> from WiFi in police cars to a regional UHF T-Band P-25 trunked system.
> Essentially every RF connector we put on (except hardline) is a crimp type
> connector.  We have the proper cable stripping, and crimp tools for them as
> well.  The crimps are FAR faster to install, and when done properly with
> the right tools, every bit as reliable (or more so) than a soldered
> connector.
>  Personally I really dislike the "old school" Type-N connectors.  Had way
> too many fail.  The usual failure mode is that the cable is not
> mechanically attached to the connector well enough, and with some handling,
> the strands of the shield start breaking until the cable pulls out of the
> connector.  For home use (where I don't own many hundreds of dollars of the
> proper crimp tools), I much prefer the newer Type-N connectors that are put
> together more like a PL-259.  Yes, I know that they are not as perfect as
> the "old school" Type-N, they don't come apart.
>
>
>  Jim Walls
>  K6CCC
>
>
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>  From: "Joe" <nss at mwt.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 8:03 AM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Best Connectors?
> Hi All,
> I till last night thought I found the "Holy Grail" of a connector and
> connector source.
> But maybe was blown down by a "Professional" That does all this "Radio
> Stuff" for a living.
>
> I always LOVED the old "N" connectors. With the big rubber clamping
> thing inside for the shield. And always wished that method was available
> on other connectors, even the old PL-259.
>
> A few weeks ago I found them, Like this,
>
> http://dxavenue.com/131-465-thickbox/pl-259-clamp-connector-uhf-male.jpg
>
> and I found a source, that is not only CHEAP, but in any combination
> you could even dream of. So No losses from adapters. Like from LMR-400
> to Male BNC, or even LMR-400 to female SMA.
>
> I bought three connectors.
> (2) LMR-400 to Male BNC
> (1) Male BNC to Female SMA
>
> Total cost only 9 bucks and 3 days shipping time!
>
> OK, I was sooo happy I had to bring them to the club meeting last night
> to let everyone else know of this find. And a guy that works for a land
> mobile company. They do all the radio work around here for the police,
> FD etc. And he said he wished he knew I wanted them. They got a box of a
> hundred in the storage room. A lot of equipment comes with the
> connectors like these but they refuse to use them. He said they are not
> reliable and the ground connection fails.
>
> I never heard of this before. What is everyones thoughts here?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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