[TowerTalk] Coax cable stripper

[Jim Brown]

The only dedicated coax strippers I use are those designed for CATV 
coax. These are the only cables for which I use crimp connectors, and I 
use those cables extensively for RX antennas, both for ham radio 
(Beverages, loops) and off-the-air FM and TV. The first F-connectors I 
installed were in Chicago's Sears Tower for a CATV system, then new 
construction. In those years, F-connectors were primitive compared to 
even the cheap stuff today.

All of my feedlines to towers are long runs of 7/8-in hard line, so use 
connectors designed for those lines. All other TX feedlines, as well as 
rotator loops and short sections from hard line to grounding/arrestor 
panel are a good RG8 or RG11, terminated with 83-1SP connectors that are 
hand soldered. Patch cables in the shack for antenna switching and 
routing are RG400 with silver-plated 83-1SPs and reducers. Mostly I 
strip with razor blades.  Over the years, I've installed hundreds of 
83-1SPs.

73, Jim K9YC

On 2/8/2024 11:24 PM, w6rgs wrote:
> The LP HT322 & the LP HT332 from Ham Radio Outlet have worked fine for me.Bill W6RGS
> -------- Original message --------From: garyschafer at largeriver.net Date: 2/8/24  19:29  (GMT-08:00) To: towertalk at contesting.com Subject: [TowerTalk] Coax cable stripper What is a good coax cable stripper?