Topband: F connector how-to video

[Jim Brown]

On 2/4/2022 3:32 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> I know many will disagree but I wish the ham industry had never gone
> to RG6 and F plugs and jacks for filters, preamps and various rx
> antennas etc.  I know that UHF/BNC/N take up more space and cost more
> but the feedline and connector series that works for broadcast TV,
> cable and broadcast FM reception doesn't always have the benefits hams
> need, in my semi-humble opinion.

I've used F connectors since the '70s, when I had a gig installing CATV 
systems in Chicago high rises (including Sears Tower). The ones we had 
in those days were super-primative by today's standards. F-connectors 
and CATV coax are just fine for most of our RX applications -- IF we 
don't cheap out on connectors, coax, and tools, do match the connectors 
to the cable types, and if, as Steve has noted, learn how to do the 
terminations.

73, Jim K9YC