[TowerTalk] RG6

[Tim Heger]

If you are trying to use RG6 or RG11 without the proper stripping  & 
connector tools, or trying to make it work with connectors not made for it, 
it may be  a problem too work with.  But with the proper tools and 
connectors, the job of preparing the cable end and putting on a connector 
can be done in less than a minute with RG6 or RG11.  After you spend a few 
minutes figuring out how to do the first one, it's pretty quick after that.

73, Tim - N3XX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net>
To: "TOWERTALK Reflector" <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RG6


>I got a hold of some copper clad steel RG11 and man is that miserable to
> work with.
> 73, de Jim KG0KP
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Clark" <jcclark at wildblue.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:52 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] RG6
>
>
>> There a couple of things to look for:
>>
>> RG6 for most cable and TV applications uses a copper clad steel
>> center conductor.
>>
>> RG6 for satellite (Wildblue, Hughes, Direct TV) requires a solid
>> copper center conductor due to the relatively high voltages they
>> supply to the transceiver or receiver. You will also see that the
>> cable is swept to 3 GHz.
>>
>> RG6 quad shield is larger in diameter than the normal off the shelf
>> double shield RG6 and requires a different sized connector. I highly
>> recommend the newer compression connector over the older crimp style.
>> You can get cable and connectors @ Home Depot but you need to make
>> sure you grab the right connector for the right cable. Quad shield
>> connectors will pull off regular double shield RG6.
>>
>> Thomas and Betts make a nice crimping tool and I bought mine at HD.
>> Both DX Engineering and I stock compression F connectors.
>>
>> I make great use of RG6 for feeding low band receiving antennas as it
>> is low loss and is very easy to work with.
>>
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>>
>> 73, Craig Clark, K1QX
>>
>>
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