[TowerTalk] Re: [Force 12 Talk]LMR 400 connectors was ideas needed, please

[Jim Smith]

Thanks Charlie,

I feel better now.

1 day, 10 hrs, 5 min to Florida QSO Party - OJ

73 de Jim Smith   VE7FO

Charles Morrison wrote:

>Jim,
>
>I had no problem soldering regular PL's onto LMR-400.  In fact, you have to
>be EXTREMELY careful with the crimp ons, because there are differences and
>they're very slight.  Nick K5QXJ former owner of Datacom here in Lafayette
>gave me several hundred foot spools of it and had the ends crimped on for
>me.  Nothing like putting a barrel on the end of its 70 feet up and having
>it pull right off.  I pulled the end off in the shack first, and then the
>end at the top.  Pulled all 4 runs down off the tower and changed them to
>regular PL's.
>
>Charlie
>KI5XP
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: 	Force12Talk-bounces at qth.com [mailto:Force12Talk-bounces at qth.com]  On
>Behalf Of Jim Smith
>Sent:	Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:29 PM
>To:	Force12Talk at qth.com
>Subject:	Re: [Force 12 Talk]LMR 400 connectors  was  ideas needed,  please
>
>Hi Tom,
>
>I'm going to be putting a number of connectors on LM 400 soon.  I was
>planning on using the typical PL 259 except silver plated and teflon
>insulation.  Am I going to have a problem with this?
>
>Where can I find some info on EZ connectors?
>
>73 de Jim Smith   VE7FO
>
>Tom Cox wrote:
>
>  
>
>>LMR 400 is pretty picky about connectors... I use EZ-series connectors
>>and a crimper -- expensive, unless you can borrow the crimper and
>>dies, but labor-saving in the long run.
>>
>>Good luck,
>>Tom, KT9OM
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>
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