<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Well, I found a workaround:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="CA4950D8-0F9D-4AF8-A808-CAA2C38D4875" src="cid:1BA503C7-93BD-46F8-89AD-A61C71ED63AE" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Now the fitting locks up tight, and the VSWR didn't change (at least thru 230 MHz, which is pretty good for PL259...<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">#McMasterCarrToTheRescue!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If anyone runs into this problem and wants a few, send me a SASE, I've got a lifetime supply.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">🤓</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Willie</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 5, 2020, at 3:04 PM, Bruce Blain <<a href="mailto:bruce.blain@charter.net" class="">bruce.blain@charter.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Also, make sure you don't have solder "blobbed" on the end of the center<br class="">pin. I've had this problem many times, and trying to screw the connector in<br class="">is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole. It won't work.<br class=""><br class="">Bruce, K1BG<br class=""><br class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: bars [<a href="mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org" class="">mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org</a>] On Behalf Of wo1n<br class="">Sent: Monday, October 05, 2020 2:08 PM<br class="">To: <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" class="">bars@w1hh.org</a><br class="">Subject: Re: [bars] PL-259 dimensions?<br class=""><br class="">Hi Willie,<br class=""><br class="">Wow. That is scary. This is one reason I only buy the Amphenol nickel plated<br class="">brand. <br class=""><br class="">But, also, check to make sure the inner conductor on your COAX is not<br class="">extending pass the end of the center barrel. That would tend to hold your<br class="">connector out from being able to seat properly.<br class=""><br class="">73,<br class=""><br class="">Ken - WO1N<br class=""><br class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: bars <<a href="mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org" class="">bars-bounces@w1hh.org</a>> On Behalf Of William Smith<br class="">Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2020 4:19 PM<br class="">To: <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" class="">bars@w1hh.org</a><br class="">Subject: [bars] PL-259 dimensions?<br class=""><br class="">Hi All,<br class=""><br class="">I seem to have PL-259 connectors that mate just fine, and others that allow<br class="">the male barrel to screw all the way onto the female threads and bottom out<br class="">without locking the teeth in place to prevent rotation (and fully clamp the<br class="">mating faces together).<br class=""><br class="">The older (Amphenol) ones I have seem to have a maximum threaded length of a<br class="">little under 0.35 inches, while some of the newer ones bottom out at almost<br class="">0.40 inches.<br class=""><br class="">I found this for the Amphenol spec:<br class=""><a href="https://www.alliedelec.com/m/d/52da842b5820971500dd79cb57676e78.pdf" class="">https://www.alliedelec.com/m/d/52da842b5820971500dd79cb57676e78.pdf</a><br class="">but it doesn't really say how long the threads are, other than the panel<br class="">receptacles, which are 1/2 inch or more....<br class=""><br class="">Did someone change the spec, or is the usual chinese junk sourced on Amazon<br class="">likely to make up specs and ship them out the door?<br class=""><br class="">73,<br class=""><br class="">Willie<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">bars mailing list<br class="">bars@w1hh.org<br class="">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">bars mailing list<br class="">bars@w1hh.org<br class="">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br class="">https://www.avast.com/antivirus<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">bars mailing list<br class="">bars@w1hh.org<br class="">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>