Not only have I been a ham for 53 years, I also spent 27 years in the
commercial two-way business. I have literally installed thousands of
connectors, including 1/2" and 7/8" Heliax connectors. Despite great care, I've
had my share of defective connectors, either out of the gate or a later
failure. Just because it is a "factory-installed" connector doesn't mean it is
well-done nor failure-prone. Just pray the failed connector is easily
accessible!
P.S. The easiest to install connector is a mini-UHF on RG-58.
73
-de "Curly" John NI0K
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On 11/26/2023 5:23 PM, amfone via TowerTalk wrote:
I purchased two 125 foot long lengths of DXE RG8X, direct burial coax, this
was two perhaps three years ago. The coax lays on the lawn, I pick it up to cut
the grass, so I disconnect the cable weekly in the summer. I noted a high SWR
on the 20 meter antenna and thought I had not tightened the Crimp on PL259
connector tight enough to the relay. Checked the antenna and all was fine. The
next week the same problem occurred after reconnecting the coax to the relay,
High SWR on the 20 meter antenna. I took out the antenna analyzer fed the
antenna direct bypassing the relay, same problem high SWR. So the problem is at
the antenna or with the cable. Before looking at the antenna I again checked
the cable wiggling the DXE cable right at the crimp on connection, about three
inches up from the connector, the SWR was very high or low, the crimp on was
not making proper ground to the cable, hence an intermittent connection. I did
re-heat the center conductor and re-solder it just in case but
no effect. I don't have crimp on tools here and could not leave the connector
on so I cut the crimp on off, put on a PL259, re-soldered everything and
brought in all my tools and chair. This occurred two weeks ago, its snowing
here today.
Tim
WB8UHZ
On Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 03:57:48 PM EST,
john@kk9a.com<mailto:john@kk9a.com> <john@kk9a.com><mailto:john@kk9a.com> wrote:
I wonder what issues that you have had with Amphenol connectors and with
which style?
My station uses various styles, N, UHF and 7-16DIN (plus BNC on RX cables).
I only purchase Amphenol or Andrew/Commscope coax connectors and they all
have been reliable.
John KK9A - W4AAA
Ron WV4P wrote:
Amphenol connectors are Banned at my station. They are Not what they used
to be...
100% of all Up the tower jumpers are DXE RG213 and DXE Crimp ons.
Ron, WV4P
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