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Re: [Amps] PL259 Connector Debate

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Subject: Re: [Amps] PL259 Connector Debate
From: RCM <robrk@nidhog.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:29:12 -0400
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And from your Harbor Freight tap and die set, Use the 7/16 x 14 die and cut the 
outer jacket of RG8, 213.

Makes doing the shell a bunch easier.

> On Apr 9, 2021, at 17:17, Jim Garland <4cx250b@miamioh.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tim and the group,
> There are many ways to skin a cat, and I applaud your technical prowess (and 
> patience!)in successfully assembling hundreds of PL259 connectors.
> 
> That said, many of us still struggle to install PL259s that are reliable and 
> trouble-free. Me especially. (I have a bag of unused outer shells from PL259 
> installs I botched and had to toss.) But I've finally learned my lesson, so 
> here are my current criteria for the "perfect" PL259. Others will have 
> different priorities.
> 

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