First learn to do a real thin smooth tinning job and trim the end of it
fairly smooth so it doesn't hang up on the threads or lip inside the
pl259. then a SMALL dab of silicone grease on the cut end of the outer
jacket does a good job of lubricating the threads as you screw the body
of the pl259 on to the coax.
David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 21:32
> To: n2tk@arrl.net; ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com; 'Tower Talk'
> Subject: RE: [Towertalk] Re: Coax Connector Losses - Does anyone know?
>
> On 5/31/02 9:25 AM, N2TK at tony.kaz@verizon.net wrote:
>
> >You don't pull the shied through the 4 holes. You first tin the
shield
> then
> >install the PL-259. Then you solder the tinned shield through the 4
holes
> so
> >that you have a good electrical connection.
>
> You know, the problem I often have with this technique is that I
cannot
> put the connector barrel on to the RG-213 if there's too much tinning.
> The coax tends to twist and distort, and I can't really grab it with
> pliers without damaging it.
>
> So, what's the best way to put a PL-259 connector on? How do you hold
to
> coax still while rotating the connector barrel?
>
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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