[TowerTalk] Fwd: Attach a PL-259 to a 1/2" hardline

[Jim W7RY]

Is this 75 Ohm CATV cable?

If so, there are NO standard adapters or connectors. The cable TV industry 
does not use "connectors" on this type of coax. The cable connects directly 
to the device through a hole in the side of the device.

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message----- 
From: Hans Hammarquist
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 4:13 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Attach a PL-259 to a 1/2" hardline

The compression coupling costs ~$8/pcs (Lower and Home Depot) and the flare 
coupling about the same, but is used for two attachments. I payed $1 for the 
PL-259 so the total cost for me was $5 per coupling plus about 10 minuter 
extra work (20 minutes to cut, drill and solder per two) per attachment.


You can do the rest of the math. More important, I didn't now where I could 
get the "right McCoy".


If you or somebody else have a link I will look in to it as I have several 
more to do.


73 de,


Hans - N2JFS



-----Original Message-----
From: Drax Felton <draxfelton at gmail.com>
To: 'Hans Hammarquist' <hanslg at aol.com>; towertalk 
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 9:04 pm
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Attach a PL-259 to a 1/2" hardline


How much cheaper is it than buying the right adapters?



-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Hans
Hammarquist
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 7:25 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Attach a PL-259 to a 1/2" hardline

I took some photos of my attempts to connect a PL-259 to "the common" 1/2 "
hardline. The simple way is to use a 1/2 " compression union coupling but I
also used a 1/2 " flare union coupling. That require soem "shop"-work but
came out good (at least in my opinion.)


http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152183316018539.483422.579753538&
type=1&l=b1cad3f418




73 de,


Hans - N2JFS
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