[TowerTalk] Installing a PL-259 on Buryflex

[Gareth]

Rick Bullon wrote:
> Hello All
> Well I spent over an hour trying to install a stupid PL-259 on the end 
> of Buryflex coax and I never did get it on ( it started raining again). 
> I have done this before but this time it seems that the center conductor 
> is too big to go into the pin of the PL-259 the strands fold back and 
> keep the pl259 from going all the way on. I tried to tin the center 
> conductor of the coax then it differently was too big!!!
> I fell real stupid that I can't get a simple PL-259 solder on to a piece 
> of coax. anyone else have this problem? are there any tricks to this ? 
> or am I just real real stupid!!!
> KC5AJX
> 

Oh Yes!  I had to cut a few of the center strands off. Really good 
cable, but a true beast when it comes to installing a 259.

Gary   N1MSV