[TowerTalk] Coax Stripping Tool For RG8X & Crimp Style PL259

Ray Benny rayn6vr at cableone.net
Fri Aug 1 13:14:23 EDT 2014


Jim,

One question, why not crimp the center conductor, then solder? That's my
procedure.

Ray,
N6VR


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:52 AM, Jim Smith <jimsmith at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Dick
>
> I found the following in the back pages of QST.  ALWAYS a good place to
> start.
>
> DX Engineering has this stuff.  They sell a rather unusual style of cable
> stripping tool, the DXE UT-8213 stripper for 0.405" OD cable and the
> UT-808X for RG-8X size cable.  See their web site for a list of cables
> which they will handle.
>
> To see how to use it check out http://orcadxcc.org/ and look under Tech
> Tips for how to use it for RG-213 and LMR-400.  The same method should
> apply for RG-8X.
>
> DXE will sell you a crimping tool which will work for both coax and
> Anderson Power Poles.
>
> They have Amphenol Connex 182115-10 UHF Male Crimp Connectors for RG-8X
>
> Also, Quicksilver Radio has this stuff.  They'll even sell you a tool kit
> with strippers for RG58 size cable and the .405" dia. cables, a crimper for
> both coax and Power Poles and a coax cutter.
>
> Who needs a coax cutter?  If you don't already have one, you do.  They cut
> the coax very cleanly and leave it nice and round so you don't have
> problems fitting the connector.  The same cannot be said for side cutters
> or hack saws (or, shudder, cold chisels).
>
> 73, Jim VE7FO
>
>
>
> On 2014-07-22 19:36, Dick, K2ZR wrote:
>
>> GE,
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good Coax Stripping Tool For RG8X & Crimp Style
>> PL259?
>> There are plenty of Coax Stripping Tools For RG8X and solder style PL259s
>> but I don't seem to be able to find one for crimp style 259s
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>>
>> Dick, K2ZR
>>
>>
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