You still have to solder the center pin. Best regards,
Gary, K7EK Sent from BlueMail On Dec 5, 2018, 13:53, at 13:53, "Chortek, Robert L." <[email protected]> wrote: >I also use the DXE style compression/solder PL-259s. They are >relatively expensive but work well and avoid the all too common “shield >solder” problem. They are well worth the cost. I just wish I had >shifted to them earlier. > >73, > >Bob AA6VB > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 6, 2018, at 7:47 AM, terry burge <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello again, >> >> Just and FYI of why I asked about these new 'PL-259's'. I don't >remember ever seeing them before and thought I had found perhaps a >better style connector. With my hit-and-miss soldering especially on >things like PL-259's I was actually thinking 'EUREKA!', something I can >make a solid connection to the shield with. Once I even had a run of >coax work on all bands but 10 meters on one of my multi-band beams. >Tracked it down to not having the shield soldered good (or at all). >Anyway, I've got 10 of these new units to try out from China and hope >for better success. Can't begin to tell you how many times it seem I >just can't get a soldering iron hot enough or it's too hot and the >solder drips off. A compression style joint may be the ticket. >> >> Terry >> KI7M >> >>> On December 4, 2018 at 9:34 PM Pete Michaelis - N8TR ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> EBAY item 192225630585 looks similar to the Multicomp clamp >>> connector discussed on >>> Towertalk early in 2011. See: >>> http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/2011-02/msg00214.html >>> >>> 73, Pete - N8TR >>> >>> >>> >>> At 09:45 PM 12/4/2018, terry burge wrote: >>> >>> Hi Gary >>> Take a look at ebay 'UHF PL259 male clamp Plug lot connector for >>> LMR400 RG8 RG213 RG214 Coax cable' from 'superstore_dan'. >>> Terry >>> KI7M >>> _________________ >>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >Reflector >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >Reflector >_________________ >Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
