24 May
2009
24 May
'09
8:49 p.m.
[PL259, etc]
early try, they are not bad at all, and in many cases
work fine. They
are easy to use, can deal with a good deal of power, and are very
Depends on what you mean by 'easy to use'. I think they're harder to fit
_properly_ to the cable than, say, a BNC plug. Sure they're easy to plug
together, but that applies to most decent connectors too.
rugged.
No, I disagree. The 'mating parts' may be rugged, bu the cable clamping
arrangements, certainly on any PL-259 I've used, are not. They seem to
work by cutting a thread into the outer jacket of the cable. If you use
thinner cables and the 'reducers', it's even worse. There's no locking of
the reducer, if it works loose all the strain is taken by the soldered
joints.
I've had _many_ bad connections at PL-259s
Yes, there are better ones with cable clamping arangements like a BNC
plug, but they are not at all common. And if you're goign to use those,
you might as well fit a BNC connector or similar.
-tony