Hi, A few years ago the cable TV network of the city went bankrupt. They left kilometers of then unused cable on the poles. Yesterday, the telephone company guys did some clean-up on the poles (they
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:29:34 -0500
They had RG-6 size cable between poles? Around here it is 3/4" between poles. The drops are RG-6 size with foil plus braid shield. Like most RG-6 size they use copper plated steel for the center cond
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Aluminum is notoriously difficult to solder and even if you can get a bond, the bond is weak. I would suggest not soldering it. Crimp it instead. Bill W6
Snap N Seal makes good quality BNC compression connectors for various incarnations of 75 ohm Al foil/braid shielded cables. Size matters -- be sure to buy the right connectors to match the cable. You
Hi Roger, Thanks for your answer. I've not studied their topology in details. What I've seen is that the drops were in RG-6 (going for up to 200m in some cases) and the bus (not sure about the main t
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:10:37 -0500
Likewise, for me the compression fitting is the only way to go. I used to purchase the F connectors in jars. Single and double shield take different connectors. The tool is relatively inexpensive as
Thanks Jim, Bill and Roger for your time. I think they're using N compression connectors and I would be able to find them in Saigon. I already have the BNC ones I'm using sometime for the RG-6. Howev