Curtis:
Check for a West Marine dealer near you.
I was surprised to find how many of them there are across the country.
I just got lucky this past week-end, and found one about a mile from my
son's house in the St. Louis, MO area. I went and decided to pick a few up
since they had them in stock at that particular store. I bought them just
to see what they were like, and to try one out in real life.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: Interesting coax connector discovery
> Hmm, temporarily out of stock. :)
> and, my antenna troubles continue. :) also. :)
>
> At 04:42 PM 11/27/2011, you wrote:
>>Hi, all.
>>
>>Thanks to the patient Elmering help of Kevin (K7RX), I have discovered a
>>really neat kind of coax connector that blind hams like us might find
>>useful.
>>
>>It is the Shakespeare Centerpin PL 259 Cp G Connector
>>gold plated brass
>>connector for RG-8x and RG-58/Au Coax.
>>
>>More info on this connector can be found at:
>>
>>http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=16055&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50157&subdeptNum=50187&classNum=50192
>>
>>
>>This connector apparently was written up in QST some time ago.
>>
>>The connector can be purchased from an outlet called West Marine, and
>>while
>>I was in Missouri, I just happened to find a store location near my son's
>>house, and picked up three of them.
>>
>>The connector seems to be much more robust than a standard crimp-on
>>connector, and since it is for marine use, I would assume it would be
>>outdoor friendly if sealed like you would seal a normal PL259.
>>
>>If there is a drawback to this connector, it's the price--about $10 a
>>piece.
>>
>>Nevertheless, if the connector can make it possible for us to do RG8X coax
>>connections without soldering, the extra money may be worth it in the long
>>run.
>>
>>One question I do not have an answer for is whether the connector will
>>tolerate the 600 watts put out by my Ameritron AL811H amplifier, so I will
>>call the manufacturer this week to find out.
>>
>>I have yet to try the connector, and I know some will have definite
>>opinions
>>about using it for outdoor applications, but I thought the info might be
>>of
>>help to some others on the list.
>>
>>I'll let you know what I find out when I try one.
>>
>>73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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