[TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's

[Peter Sundberg]

I never solder the shield to the connector. I just cut the outer jacket off
and screw the connector on to the shield and solder the center conductor.
Been doing it for 30 years and have not had a problem no matter what
connectors I use. 
This way they are also VERY easy to re use.

Ready to be flamed.. :-))

73/Peter SM2CEW
www.qsl.net/sm2cew

At 17:28 2001-10-22 , you wrote:
>
>When I do solder connectors to the shield, I use a big soldering 
>gun and hit the connector near the holes with a grinder or file before 
>soldering.
>
>I never have a problem soldering when I do that, no matter who's 
>connectors I am using.
>73, Tom W8JI
>W8JI@contesting.com 
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