[TowerTalk] Crimp for RG6

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 9/30/2010 4:14 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>    On 9/30/2010 12:19 PM, Craig Clark wrote:
>> Jamie asked:
>> I'm looking for crimp on PL-259 for RG6
>>
>> Craig replied:
>> There is no such animal.
>>
>> You might be able to make the crimps for RG8X work. Personally, I'd use
>> compression RG6 connectors and get F female to UHF male adapters. The
>> "usual" suspects sell them :-)
> Has anyone managed to make SnapNSeal BNCs work?  I bought a bunch to fit
> several sizes of coax, and could never make them lock -- they always
> came off immediately.
>
I don't use BNCs, but I've had excellent results with standard 
compression F connectors.  You just have to make sure you get the ones 
for the coax being used (single, or quad shield). I've never been able 
to even pull them apart. It takes a fair amount of force to compress them.

IIRC the cable is the same size as RG-8X and I would think those 
connectors should work. It's just the RG6 is a bit fragile for that type 
of connection and the type F compression connectors work so well.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> 73, Jim K9YC
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