[TowerTalk] How to install the PL-259, link FYI

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al, N6TA" <n6ta at arrl.net>
To: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt at mb.sympatico.ca>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 4:30 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] How to install the PL-259, link FYI


> Try this one out
>
>
http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/Solde
> rCoax.htm
>
>
> Al
> N6TA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Kelly Taylor
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 18:18
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Co-ax, and didn't K7LXC say 'no more BPL?'
>
>
> Regarding coaxial cable: unless I had extremely long runs, or had excess
> monetary capacity, I think it's pretty hard to beat brand-name RG-213 for
> most HF applications. Flexible, UV resistant, centre conductor not prone
to
> migration, solid dielectric to avoid water wicking to the extent of 9913
and
> once you get to the top of the tower, no need to worry about pigtails.
I'll
> admit that the longer the run, the greater the case for more expensive
> cable.
>
> Be that as it may, you can always spend more money if you want, and far be
> it for me to restrict the economics of the coaxial cable industry. But if
> you do spend more, and end up with inflexible cable, I wouldn't worry for
> one moment about any insertion loss by having to go to a pigtail. Just do
> the connectors right and be happy knowing you won't be able to tell the
> difference. The fraction of a dB lost to the connector is more than paid
for
> by increased reliability and the lower loss of the main cable run.
>
> I'd apply the same logic to VHF and UHF, I'd just make sure the choice of
> connectors was correct.
>
> There was a link a while back to an excellent treatise on PL-259
> installation. Wish I still had it, but if I need it, I know it's in the
> archives somewhere. The main premise was using the right tools and butane
> torches to get enough heat into the connector body quickly enough to avoid
> melting things. And leaving plenty of slack for the inevitable time you
nick
> the conductor, in which case just chop it off and start over.
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
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