K1KY method adapted from (I think) W0UN as taught to me ca. 1995: * Unscrew shell of AMPHENOL PL-259, place on coax. Not hamfest brand PL-259. AMPHENOL. * Hold body of PL-259 next to coax with the to
The coax stripping tools are great. The cylindrical tool. DX Engineering is where I got mine. They are not that expensive and make stripping fast and easy. ___________________________________________
Good suggestion. I use a can of silicone spray lubricant and apply it to the jacket. Electrical properties are good and this keeps the jacket from twisting and deforming while screwing the connector
There's a problem with the fourth step below: You don't need Teflon grease because you shouldn't be wiggling the coax into the connector. PL-259s are designed to be screwed on to the cable jacket, th
I thought that the internal thread was to facilitate the use of a threaded reducer for smaller cable e.g. RG-58 etc. Mike --Original Message-- There's a problem with the fourth step below: You don't
That too! But for years and like others I have always screwed the .405 diameter cables like 213 etc into the threads of the PL-259. It not only helps to prevent WX problems it makes for one heck of
Actually, it's not. The reducer came later, with the smaller Radio Guide (RG) cables, and the reducer was designed to fit the same threads used inside the connector body. -WB2WIK/6 I thought that the