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Re: [TowerTalk] Crimp-on connectors for hardline.

To: samsadventure@gmail.com, herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crimp-on connectors for hardline.
From: Gene Smar <ersmar@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:11:18 -0600 (CST)
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Or you can check with The RF Connection (www.therfc.com).  Joel, the 
proprietor, is a good guy.  (Disclaimer:  He and I are both PVRC members.)
 
73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F
 



On 12/04/14, samsadventure@gmail.com wrote:

check with AIR802 for the LMR600 conns

Sam






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From: Herbert Schoenbohm
Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎December‎ ‎4‎, ‎2014 ‎10‎:‎59‎ ‎AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com





I bought some connector on eBay from China to connect LMR-600 to PL-259 
male but was not very happy about the results. The price was right but 
not the performance as the connection appear to feel losey goosey.


Herb

Herb, KV4FZ
On 12/4/2014 1:36 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> You've gotten good advice from Jeff and Arne, but I'll add to it. 
> You're lucky with that cable -- matching connectors are widely 
> available, even PL259, which is an excellent choice if you're using 
> the hard line at HF. Google to find part numbers and sources, as well 
> as installation instructions. I've installed not quite a dozen 
> connectors on four or five different types of hard line. I don't 
> consider myself an expert, but I got the job done. The hand tools 
> needed are things like a hack saw, files, and adjustable wrenches. 
> The link below is to a short application note compiling some things I 
> learned in the process, including connector types for some line types 
> and sources of those connectors. Far from complete, simply what I 
> learned about the surplus and/or hard line that I found.
>
> k9yc.com/HardLine.pdf
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On Thu,12/4/2014 9:04 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
>> Jeff, It is Andrew Heliax LDF4-50A 1/2 inch. Thanks so much for 
>> your generous offer. I am in a rural area and it is 30 miles to 
>> nearest technology store and that is a telephone boutique named Radio 
>> Shack staffed by young know nothings (texting experts) or Staples 
>> office supply store for computer stuff. I'm good in QRZ.com
>
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