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Re: [TowerTalk] Connectors for LMR-600

To: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>, <TowerTalk@contesting.com>,"William Q Meeker" <wqmeeker@iastate.edu>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Connectors for LMR-600
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 11:40:11 -0400
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Man I would love to be able to find one of these capable of doing the range 
from RG-213 to RG-8X, but the catalogs I have all show tools that seem to 
focus on RG-6, RG-11 and RG-59.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 07:54 PM 4/2/2005, Jim Lux wrote:

>If you're going to be installing many coax connectors, getting one of the
>little spin and cut tools (they're basically a bunch of little razor blades
>in a plastic holder with adjustments) is well worth it.  Perfect trims every
>time, once you get it dialed in.  For popular connectors (i.e. BNC or F on
>RG-58/RG-59/RG-6 kinds of coax) you can get even cheaper ones that are
>non-adjustable.
>
>I got my adjustable one from Paladin 15 years ago, but it was a bit pricey,
>because it had removable "cassettes" that held all the blades, so you could
>quickly swap blade configurations.
>
>You used to be able to get RG-58/BNC ones for installing coax ethernet
>(Thinnet,10Base2) for about $10, but the blades would be dull after a
>hundred or so connectors.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "William Q Meeker" <wqmeeker@iastate.edu>
> > As a reminder, the NMC-2 is a solderless "clamp" type connector. It
> > requires no special tools if you can measure and cut carefully (but the
> > automatic strip tool, which I see is available from Cabelexperts, is
> > slick). The Times web page has a useful video of the install procedure,
> > including the use of their strip tools, for EZ-600-NMC-2 (and other EZ)
> > connector(s).
> >
>
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