[TowerTalk] K4AVU Coax Crimper

[Terry Dunlap]

No links or pictures came through but here's one link I googled:

http://www.hamradiofun.com/K4AVU.htm

What does the shield get crimped to?  I don't understand how this works with solder type PL-259s with having some sort of crimp ring.

73 de Terry KK6T



At 10:07 AM 11/9/2006, Rick Kourey (K4KL) wrote:
>As a final comment to the coax crimping thread, I use a coax crimper developed by K4AVU that has been highlighted in QST and CQ Magazines.  His advertisement is shown in blue below and I hope the attached pictures of his crimper come through.  I have no affiliation with his product or sales and have just been a satisfied user of his coax crimper.  This crimper has been a very easy tool to use since it only has two bolts to tighten to firmly crimp the connector to the coax shield.  Unlike some other hams, I go one step beyond crimping by quickly soldering the shield through the soldering holes of the connector using a very heavy duty soldering iron with a large chisel tip.  I have probably crimped over 40 PL-259 connectors with no problems to date.
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>K4AVU Coax Crimper
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>An alternative is available for those of us who struggle to solder the "shield" connections on standard PL-259 coax connectors.
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>The K4AVU Coax Crimper fits around the part of the connector where the solder holes for the shield are located and crimps the body of the connector firmly in place.  Simply solder the center pin connection, twist on the connector's coupling ring, and you're good to go!
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>The K4AVU Coax Crimper works with nearly all varieties of ½-inch diameter coax cables, and also when using standard UG-175 and UG-176 reducers for smaller diameter coax cables types, such as RG-58, RG-59 and RG-8X.
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>Price: $37.00 for U.S. shipping.  Dimensions: 2.5" x 1.5" x 5/8".  For more information or to place your order, contact Paul Marsha', K4AVU, 200 Garden Trail Lane, Lexington, SC 29072.  Payment personal check or money order. 
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>Email: k4avu at yahoo.com. 
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