Topband: RG-6 Connectors

[EP Swynar]

On 23rd May, Mike wrote...

> Are those of you using RG-6 for phasing lines in RX arrays using F
 connectors, or some other connector?

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Hi Mike,

Back about a year ago, or more, there was a "The Doctor Is In" segment of
QST magazine that described a way to utilize standard PL-259 plugs --- plus
RG-59 reducers --- on RG-6 coax cable.

The trick was to find a way to ensure a good electrical connection to the
outer shield --- that nasty aluminum foil stuff, & all.

In keeping with the spirit of the article, I ended-up treating the cable
like it was regular RG-59, only instead of adding solder, I deployed a
minimum amount of epoxy cement. The result is an electrical  "friction fit"
connection of the PL-259 shell to the shield, with the mechanical integrity
of which being secured / stabilized by way of the epoxy...

Yes, I had my doubts here too, but the connections I made --- all
FOURTEEN(!) of them in my 3-element inverted "L" phased array system --- 
survived their first Canadian season of DX activity on 160 no worse for
wear...

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ