[TowerTalk] RG179 preparation

tony.kaz at verizon.net tony.kaz at verizon.net
Sun Feb 24 14:28:15 EST 2019


Jim,
Tnx for the info. I plan on using Amphenol #222114-10 female F-connectors in a 4x4 Carlon box. The other end goes to a relay in the box where  switch in a coil for minimum dumped power at 3775 and 3525.
73,
N2TK, Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2019 2:13 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RG179 preparation

Hi Tony,

I've not used any of the coax this size, but I have stripped the jacket many times using a classic electrician's stripping tool like the Klein Tools 1000. One thing I learned, for example, is to cut the jacket using the stripping tool's #14 notch, but use the #12 notch to pull the jacket off. This simple technique prevents the tool from grabbing and damaging strands of the shield.

A few days ago, after K1XX posted comments about the difficulty of stripping the center without nicking strands of it, I tried using the stripping tool to do that. It worked fine -- looking at the result with a magnifier, it appears to be very clean, with no "nicks."

Another observation -- in general, teflon jackets are pretty easy to strip with a razor blade. With the larger RG400 (about the same o.d. as RG58), I nick around the outer jacket at the point where I want the exposed shield end, then cut longitudinally toward the end of the cable. 
The nature of these teflon jackets is such that it doesn't take much of a nick for the jacket to peel away.  All of this can require some practice.

Because of the physical delicacy of the cable due to its small size, it's clear that some very careful form of strain relief will be required. And I have no idea about available connectors.

73, Jim K9YC

On 2/24/2019 10:00 AM, tony.kaz at verizon.net wrote:
> Someone had sent me an email about the problems of trimming  and 
> preparing RG179. I lost that email. Could that person resend the email 
> please? I have several chokes to make with RG179. One end crimped and 
> the other end soldered. Looking for tips with RG179.



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