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Re: [TowerTalk] K4AVU Coax Crimper

To: "Rick Kourey (K4KL)" <rkourey@carolina.rr.com>,"towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] K4AVU Coax Crimper
From: Terry Dunlap <kk6t@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:59:51 -0800
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No links or pictures came through but here's one link I googled:

http://www.hamradiofun.com/K4AVU.htm

What does the shield get crimped to?  I don't understand how this works with 
solder type PL-259s with having some sort of crimp ring.

73 de Terry KK6T



At 10:07 AM 11/9/2006, Rick Kourey (K4KL) wrote:
>As a final comment to the coax crimping thread, I use a coax crimper developed 
>by K4AVU that has been highlighted in QST and CQ Magazines.  His advertisement 
>is shown in blue below and I hope the attached pictures of his crimper come 
>through.  I have no affiliation with his product or sales and have just been a 
>satisfied user of his coax crimper.  This crimper has been a very easy tool to 
>use since it only has two bolts to tighten to firmly crimp the connector to 
>the coax shield.  Unlike some other hams, I go one step beyond crimping by 
>quickly soldering the shield through the soldering holes of the connector 
>using a very heavy duty soldering iron with a large chisel tip.  I have 
>probably crimped over 40 PL-259 connectors with no problems to date.
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>K4AVU Coax Crimper
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>An alternative is available for those of us who struggle to solder the 
>"shield" connections on standard PL-259 coax connectors.
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>The K4AVU Coax Crimper fits around the part of the connector where the solder 
>holes for the shield are located and crimps the body of the connector firmly 
>in place.  Simply solder the center pin connection, twist on the connector's 
>coupling ring, and you're good to go!
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>The K4AVU Coax Crimper works with nearly all varieties of ½-inch diameter coax 
>cables, and also when using standard UG-175 and UG-176 reducers for smaller 
>diameter coax cables types, such as RG-58, RG-59 and RG-8X.
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>Price: $37.00 for U.S. shipping.  Dimensions: 2.5" x 1.5" x 5/8".  For more 
>information or to place your order, contact Paul Marsha', K4AVU, 200 Garden 
>Trail Lane, Lexington, SC 29072.  Payment personal check or money order. 
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>Email: k4avu@yahoo.com. 
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