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
Try this URL: http://www.amphenol-catv.com/catvfamsearch1.cfm?cfid=775287&cftoken=35324331 . This is the result of a google search on catv + connectors. The only connectors that I know of are the one
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
Thanks for all the "do-it-yourself" connector info, however, I follow the chat here on TT and have already read (most of) the various descriptions of using PL-258s, etc. I am thinking to employ some
Gilbert Engineering is a source of connectors for the CATV industry; give them a try. http://www.corning.com/corninggilbert/ Thanks, Robin Midgett KB4IDC 615-477-8976 cellular 615-322-5836 office 615
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 awa
Cable prep tools are available from Anixter http://onlinecatalog.anixter.com/catalog/SearchResultsServlet?submitVPN= GO&QUERY=HIERARCHY-SEARCH&VENDOR=null&CATEGORY=Tools+%26+Test+Equipment& SECTION=T
"Slip the double-barrel connector onto the hardline. The hardline center conductor is a nice snug fit in the connector." This is a common statement in the homebrew methods. My hardline (Trilogy Commu
Mike, I just mic'd a pl-259 and got .16" and the center from my 3/4" and got .175 so with a little filing and a leather hammer a pl-258 is a nice snug fit. Don't have millimeter micrometers. A lot of
Probably not, but if you use Amphenol barrel connectors, you can remove the innards, and not replace the half that surrounds the center conductor at the inner end. That can then be spread apart to fi
Depends on the type of cable as well as the size. My 3/4" CATV was Fused Disc and the CC was considerably larger than the PL258 diameter. It took very vigorous filing for quite a long time and then i