Kevin, K7rx put me onto some great marine style connecters   available
at West marine but be prepared to pay in gold grin.  They indeed are
very nice.  Perhaps he will chime in with more details.  

Personally I have used both and the professionally installed crimp on
connecters seem to work better than my attempts but this is a skill
question subject to variance for various people.  



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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:58 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: crimping verses solder

well, the radioshack coax and connectors are the worst all around, but
I'm the same way, with heavy coax, no crimp connectors. They're just
simply not as good. I guess the crimp N connectors are alright for some
reason, but I don't use those for anything right now.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: crimping verses solder


> The only difference is if there is stress on the connection.  I 
> remember after first putting up my tower, in the middle of a contact 
> with a guy in Japan on 20 meters, his signal dropped suddenly and 
> precipitously.  The problem?  The damn crimped SO-239 connector from 
> my Radio Shack coax let go.  No crimped connectors for outside work 
> any more for me.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:18 PM
> Subject: crimping verses solder
>
>
> Is there any difference in sr if crimped?  If not I'm thinking that 
> this would be easier for me.  Thepl259 connctors that you solder 
> aren't thatmuch cheeper than the crimp ones, at leat not where I 
> bought them from.