Steve and all: Ok, it's time for me to get enlightened again here. Can someone give me a good source for crimp-on PL259 coax connectors? I personally would only use them in-doors, and would like to get some for my inside radio connections. Over the years, I have used the ones sold by radio shack, where you slip the center conductor into the connector, and then establish a connection with the braid via a set screw, but those inevitably fail after a period of time, not to mention the number of those little screws that I've lost! (grin) I agree that, in the perfect world, everything would be soldered, but I'm not perfect, and neither is the world, and I think crimp-on connectors do have their place for those of us who aren't the greatest solderers. 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:42 PM Subject: Re: crimping verses solder > Sure, in that perfect world solder is better, but the truth is that most > sighted hams have a hard time getting full contact with the braid, as > well > as the real possibility of melting the center insulator. If it was a > piece > of cake, there wouldn't be 400 "better" ways on the internet to solder > them. > > To each his own. > > 73, Steve KW3A