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Review Summary For : W5SWL Electronics
Reviews: 6MSRP:
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Technical parts, products, connectors and more
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.w5swl.com/
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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K9MOV Rating: 2021-10-01
Outstanding products and service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Placed an order, 9-27- received the order 9-30, Pl-259's, adapter cables and various coax adapters. All products were excellent.
K1FPV Rating: 2020-09-26
Excellent Products and Service After Multiple Purchases Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I do much home-brewing of ham equipment and accessories. Dave has been the go-to source for many connectors and specialized items! When ordering from W5SWL, the service has always been prompt, accurate and smooth.

After 57 years as a licensed ham, I highly recommend W5SWL for any specialized connectors and adapters at reasonable prices, fast service and quality products.
73,
Bill, K1FPV
W6UXB Rating: 2020-09-26
Excellent service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
UPDATE 2: This will be my last update because there is no more to say, ordered a BNC female to RCA male adapter could not find it on their site asked a question got an immediate reply with a link, last one in stock, ordered 9.23 arrived to CA from AR 9.25, absolutely unbelievable.

UPDATE: Dave is still providing excellent service, when I made an order for 2 and then realized I needed 4 he combines his very cheap shipping, the only place to go for connectors and much more GO DAVE!

I have been using Dave's Hobby Shop for RF connectors for the past year, great service good connectors, very fair price, the place to go
AI6XM Rating: 2019-07-09
Great product Outstanding company Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I just ordered some micro switches from W5SWL and am very much satisfied with the excellent service. Even though the order was small, it was handled promptly and accurately. The modest shipping charge was an added bonus, and the parts arrived sooner than expected.
N4UE Rating: 2019-05-04
Another + experience! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I hate to post a second review for Dave, but he sure deserves it !!!
I just received my new Icom 9700 and made up some new jumpers for my 2M and 70CM amps.

I was running low on my 'stash', so I bought a new supply from Dave.

They were shipped the same day and showed up in 2 days!

Speed aside, the quality of these connectors is fantastic. I always do the :
"solder center, crimp the braid", style of connectors for both PL-259 and N connectors.

I've taken some apart, and they are reusable (IF you have spare crimp sleeves).
I have no doubt, I could hang my 205 lb body on any of these connectors and NO worry about melting
dielectric!

I hi-pot all my connectors and they are perfect.


ronb
N4UE

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Earlier 5-star review posted by N4UE on 2018-08-18

I agree with the previous review. I have purchased many items on eBay from W5SWL. He always has everything I need at a unbeatable price. I was very impressed with the crimp/solder PL-259/N connectors (and the crimping tool). I redid ALL my shack jumpers. Turned a 'chore' into actual 'FUN'.
I also use adhesive lined shrink tube on each connector. Makes them nearly bullet-proof.

I took a completed one apart for grins and although it was a LOT of work, the connector is 100% re-useable. I will never use the older (solder the barrel) style again, even though I have a lot of those silver/Teflon connectors in stock.

GREAT SELLER/PRODUCTS!!!!

ron
N4UE
(6 decades as a ham)
N1BUG Rating: 2018-08-18
Great service, quality, price Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Recently the vendor I had been using for RF connectors made some changes which made ordering a pain for me. So I went in search of another vendor. I prefer "one stop" connector shopping which meant looking for a vendor that could supply a variety of connectors - cable, chassis, bulkhead spanning several families including BNC, N, UHF, RCA and others.

I found Dave's Hobby Shop / W5SWL selling on eBay. I placed several small orders for W5SWL brand connectors in the BNC and UHF families. Each time I received very efficient, fast service and quality connectors at a reasonable price.

Recently I needed a larger quantity of connectors for a project. After looking at their offerings on eBay I decided to visit the Dave's Hobby Shop web site to compare prices, shipping, etc. The site referred me to the "new" site, W5SWL Electronics. I found everything I was looking for, again choosing the W5SWL brand connectors (they do sell other branded connectors but I have not yet tried them). My order was filled very quickly and I received the same quality connectors I had become accustomed to.

From now on, W5SWL Electronics will be my first stop when I need RF connectors. The variety offered is extensive enough that most of the time I won't have to go elsewhere for those less common items.