[TowerTalk] Tram Coax

[Roger (K8RI)]

Richards wrote:
> Hi Roger -- What is a good stripper?  I have been considering the one
> sold by DX Engineering...
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I have several, but for RG-8/LMR400/BuryFlex size cables, the best two I 
have came from Davis RF of Davis BuryFlex.  I'm going to have to look up 
the make and model  as there is a two blade (PL-259) and three blade (N 
connector). It was the best price and works the best of any I've had so 
far.  I use the Times Wire which is a Cablematic ST-600-EZ for the 
LMR-600 which is a bit pricey even with the Davis price and they had the 
best prices I came up with.  The ST-600-EZ looks like what DX 
Engineering sells but considerably larger than the one for the LMR-400.

The two for the LMR-400/BuryFlex size have an insert in which the cable 
sets and is fully supported for half its circumference, unlike my other, 
solid Aluminum stripper which has the cable lay in a "V" notch.  We put 
20 PL-259s on a few weeks ago with nary a problem.  I've not noticed any 
tendency for the blades/stripper to want to screw its way up the cable 
when the blades begin to wear as opposed to the older Aluminum unit.

I don't remember the name and model of the LMR-400 size strippers and I 
can't find the packages they came in.  I do have some e-mails on another 
system that I can look up which should have the model numbers...IF I can 
find them.  Just call Davis and tell them what you want and get a price 
to compare with the other sources.

Well, time to dig out the snow shovel AGAIN! 
Here we go again.  It started to snow around 11:00 although the storm 
warning doesn't start until 1:00 and goes until 7:00 PM Sunday.  It 
looks like maybe another  4" total which is sort of a reprieve from the 
possible 8" they were forecasting. OTOH this is coming with winds up to 
40 MPH and on top of the nearly foot of fresh snow from yesterday on top 
of  maybe a 6" base.  Guess I'll skip the tower work for tomorrow with 
the wind chills of -5 to -15.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> Roger (K8RI) wrote:
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> before going to a good stripper.
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