[TowerTalk] DX Engineering

[Richard Solomon]

The RF Connection has Crimp connectors for RG-8X. I use
them quite often.

http://www.therfc.com/uhfcrimpassem.htm

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Roger D Johnson <n1rj at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> As far as I can remember, RG-8X has always had a stranded center
> conductor. As for connectors, I always
> used a standard PL-259 with the threaded reducer for RG-59. I've never
> seen a crimp for RG-8X.
>
> The lack of supplied schematics is bothersome!
>
> 73, Roger
>
>
> On 9/5/2015 3:58 PM, Thomas Noel wrote:
>
>> I shared the effusive praise opinion for DXE until a recent transaction.
>> I purchased RG8X cable and ordered Crimp/Crimp connectors to go with. The
>> connectors supplied were for old style solid conductor 8X cable, and their
>> DXE brand coax with a stranded center conductor would not fit into the
>> center crimp. When contacted, their only response was “So, what do you
>> expect us to do about it?” They would offer no solution, and were very rude
>> on the phone.
>>
>> I will not do business with them again.
>>
>> Thomas W Noel
>> KF7RSF
>>
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