Jeff Liebermann wrote:

My guess(tm) is that they are less expensive than oddities such as an
N-connector for RG-6a/u. They also have the advantage of being
reusable. When you destroy your coax cable, just unscrew the adapters
and use a new F connector.

I don't know. I've never seen them.


OK, So where do you get your adaptors?

It varies. Once a year, I got to one local hamfest and stock up.

What's a hamfest? There are none here.

http://www.rfcoaxconnectors.com

I'll check them out.

Their mix is really bizarre. They offer Nickel, Tin, Silver and Gold
plating, but not in every type of connector. For example, F adapters
are available only in Nickel or Gold, while UHF connector are only
available in Nickel and Silver. Trying to avoid dissimilar metals is
difficult.

It's less important here. It rains about 14 days a year spread over 6
months. It rained for about 10 minutes in April, has looked like, but did
not rain at all in May, and won't do it again until around November 1.

http://www.santacruzelectronics.com

I'll look at them too.

I don't know what to suggest. It sounds like getting someone in
Europe to throw together a collection of connectors for you seems
easier than importing them one at a time.

Actually that's a myth. While I am geographicaly closer, postage from the
US is much cheaper than Europe. The only way shipping becomes cheaper if I
were to load a container full on a ship. Then sending it from a Mediterranean
port would be cheaper.

Sending a single package from the US is cheaper and faster than anywhere
else in the world with the usual, but not always exception of elsewhere
in Israel.

A single envelope, even one containing electronic components takes a week
from a vendor to my door. A small box takes 2-3 and I have to go pick it
up at the post office, even if they are the same cost and weight.

The same with internet access, I can download files from the US at twice
the speed from the UK, and 4-5 times that from continental Europe.

Geoff.

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