if anyone goes ahead and buys the coring tool please post your source on
the reflector - I have some 1/2" hardline I would like to use but that
particular step is always the one that makes me shy away from using it.
73,
Jim, K4OJ
Jon Zaimes AA1K wrote:
> Buy a bunch of double-barrel female coax connectors. Buy a CATV coring tool
> for around $20-30. Buy a box of all-stainless hose clamps to fit the hardline.
>
> Use a knife to remove a couple of inches of the outside jacket. If the
> hardline is potted for burial, use some paint thinner to remove the sticky
> gunk. Use the coring tool to remove about 3/4 inch of the foam insulation.
> (if you have more than one of these to do, the coring tool is well worth
> the price to save time and avoid gouging your fingers with other methods).
>
> Use a hacksaw or diagonal cutters to make four equally spaced cuts in the
> aluminum jacket, to a depth of 3/4 inch or so.
>
> Slip the double-barrel connector onto the hardline. The hardline center
> conductor is a nice snug fit in the connector.
>
> Use the hose clamp to clamp the slit aluminum jacket tightly to the
> threaded area of the connector, and your el-cheapo hardline connector is
> finished.
>
> Connect the PL259 of your coax jumper to the other end, and tape and
> weatherize as necessary.
>
> You can also use this method to splice two pieces of hardline together.
>
> 73/Jon AA1K
> Felton, Delaware
>
> At 07:16 PM 9/5/02 -0400, Michael Gilmer wrote:
>
>>Besides asking one's friendly neighborhood cable guy, where might one find
>>(buy) connectors for 3/4inch CATV hardline? I need about 20.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mike N2MG
>>
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