[TowerTalk] PL259 Connectors Part 2

[Jerry Gardner]

It seems to me that people keep coming up with all sorts of wild and crazy
ways to solder PL-259 connectors. I suppose this is because the original
method developed by Amphenol decades ago has perceived shortcomings,
particularly in how that method prescribes soldering the coax braid to the
connector. Some of these "solutions" just make me wince, while others make
me a little nauseous.


The prep time involved with some of these methods is lengthy and tedious
and, in my opinion, unnecessary. Why go to all that trouble for something
as simple as connecting a connector to a cable? Just because hams seem to
be wedded to soldering? Using a coax prep tool and crimper, I can strip
coax and crimp a connector on in about 45 seconds from start to finish. Try
that with some of the bizarre methods advocated here and on other ham
websites.