BNC's instead of SO-239's

[Ken Kopp]

Oak Hills Research offers kits of 2ea BNC female connectors
with nicely pre-punched and finsihed plates that allow them to
be installed in the SO-239 hole pattern.  The kits include a
ground lug.  I've fitted my OHR WM-2 and Elecraft items with
them.  

I was disappointed to find the kits are only supplied with two
sets of mounting bolts.  Surely 2 more 4-40 screws, washers
and nuts wouldn't cut the profit margin THAT much. (:-))

I do hamfest and convention talks on how to install PL-259
and Type N connectors.  Most of my HF station has been
converted to Type N.  If nothing else, they have "class". (:-))

Ken Kopp - K0PP
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[Chris Kantarjiev K6DBG]

*That* is where I saw them! Thanks for tickling my memory. I'm building
an HFPacker amp, which has a BNC in and SO-239 out. I hate SO-239s
(probably because I started making my own cables for VHF/UHF, and
my Elmer railed against them), and was going to switch
this to an N. But all my portable antennas use BNCs, which meant
I would have an adapter on this, permanently.

I'm sure that the reason for using a different connector type is
to (help) avoid confusion between input and output. I'm just not
sure I care.

As far as crimping ... I saved this post

        http://www.dimebank.com/misc/soldered_connections.html

a long time back. For power and low-voltage signal connections,
I usually use a crimping tool and then solder, mostly because I
don't have a ratcheting tool. I have the West Mountain tool for
PowerPoles, but I usually solder there, too, to resist corrosion
at the exposed end (or so I tell myself).

I am more inclined to solder RF connections, mostly because that's
how I learned and that's what I've got in stock. There are some
connections (female BNC to RG-174 comes to mind) that seem to only
exist in crimp, so I have a couple of crimping tools, too...

Belt & suspenders, I guess.

73 de chris K6DBG
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[David Cutter]

As long as you don't solder BEFORE crimping.  I came across a vending
machine manufacturer that dip-soldered their wires before crimping which
negates the advantage of the gas-tight joint and is actually worse because
soft (lead) solder moves under pressure and would loosen in time.

David
G3UNA

 I have the West Mountain tool for
> PowerPoles, but I usually solder there, too, to resist corrosion
> at the exposed end (or so I tell myself).
>
> Belt & suspenders, I guess.
>
> 73 de chris K6DBG
>
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