Tower Talkians,
I am learning a lot from this thread.
It should be renamed:
"Everything you wanted to know about RF connectors but were afraid to
ask" :-)
Bob
K6UJ
On 5/12/16 4:24 PM, Gene Smar wrote:
www.therfc.com . Joel also sells connectors.
73 e
Gene Smar AD3F
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Chuck
Dietz
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:03 PM
To: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PL259 Connectors Part 2
Where can I buy a good crimper and coax prep tool?
Chuck W5PR
On Thursday, May 12, 2016, Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net> wrote:
Jerry,
I fully understand.
I have been soldering PL-259's for years, like most of us
here on the forum. I do crimped connectors too. Took me awhile
to convince myself that a crimped connection was reliable, and it is.
But, I also get the iron out and solder PL-259's.
My elmer taught me how to solder a PL-259 when I became a novice in 1957.
I've soldered
many a connector since then. It is very interesting for me to hear
about the different approaches.
The point I am attempting to make here is that our objective isn't
necessarily to rank different connection approaches. Just sharing our
experience with PL-259 connectors.
This discussion may go on and on as many do on the reflector. This is
what we do :-)
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On 5/12/16 1:29 PM, Jerry Gardner wrote:
It seems to me that people keep coming up with all sorts of wild and
crazy ways to solder PL-259 connectors. I suppose this is because the
original method developed by Amphenol decades ago has perceived
shortcomings, particularly in how that method prescribes soldering
the coax braid to the connector. Some of these "solutions" just make
me wince, while others make me a little nauseous.
The prep time involved with some of these methods is lengthy and
tedious and, in my opinion, unnecessary. Why go to all that trouble
for something as simple as connecting a connector to a cable? Just
because hams seem to be wedded to soldering? Using a coax prep tool
and crimper, I can strip coax and crimp a connector on in about 45
seconds from start to finish.
Try
that with some of the bizarre methods advocated here and on other ham
websites.
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