[TowerTalk] LMR-600: Crimp or Clamp Connectors?

[Richard Thorne]

John,

You definitely need a more flexible coax for rotor loops.   I'll either 
use a short length of RG-213, but more than likely will track down some 
LMR-600uf which is the flexible version.

Rich - N5ZC

On 6/4/2015 8:19 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I am not familiar with this cable, can it run directly to the antenna or
> do you need a different cable for the rotator loop?
>
> John KK9A
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> To:	Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject:	[TowerTalk] LMR-600: Crimp or Clamp Connectors?
> From:	Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net>
> Date:	Thu, 04 Jun 2015 06:28:41 -0500
>
>
> I'm going to replace all of the RG213 coax on my current tower with
> LMR-600. I've been researching connectors.
>
> Looks like there are two varieties, crimp and clamp connectors. After
> watching a few you tube videos of the installation process of both, I'm
> leaning towards the crimp type. It does require a good crimp tool, but it
> looks a little more robust than the clamp variety.
>
> Any opinions out there if one is better than the other?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich - N5ZC
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