You won't have a problem with either one if the job is done right.  In 
either caswe, the key is to make sure you have a solid mechanical 
connection.  Some people mistakenly assume that solder will make the 
connection solid, but that's just not true.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 07:12
Subject: Re: West Mountain Crimping Tool and Coax?


>I don't know, you ask different people and some say crimp is just as good 
>as
> solder for the power levels we run, almost all commercial radio
> installations use crimp connectors when it comes to 2-way. My personal
> opinion, I've come across some crap when it comes to connector installs 
> and
> I'll take a good crimp connector, which is very easy, any day over a crap
> soldered connector which is more common than ones done right. I've done 
> both
> and I don't see any quality difference. You have to figure, other than
> PL-259's, most other common connectors are either crimp, compression, the
> ones that screw together to clamp the shield, and you can't tell me that's
> any better or worse than crimp so I personally say the theory that 
> soldered
> is so much better is a bunch of crap. JMO but after seeing so much crap 
> work
> with soldered ones, no thanks I much prefer a well crimped one. I use both
> depending on what I have handy. Crimp isn't that much more expensive if 
> you
> know where to look, they used to be but I don't think that's as much the
> case as it used to be.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 12:45 AM
> Subject: Re: West Mountain Crimping Tool and Coax?
>
>
>> yup, but you have to use crimp on connecters which can be a pain and a 
>> bit
>> unreliable as compared with soldered coaxial connecters.
>> However, for a blind guy, they are great if you aren't comfortable with
>> soldering.
>> The different coax size dies make it a snap each time, and the crimping
>> tool
>> is ratcheted so it makes the crimping easy too.
>> Buy the cutting and stripping tool as well as this makes the entire
>> process
>> really simple.
>> It is set up to strip the outer jacket, and center conducter the precise
>> amount to fit into the pieces of the crimp on connecter.
>> A bit of out lay of cash for the entire kit, and the connecters aren't
>> cheap
>> either, but certainly the way to go if your not comfortable with
>> soldering.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Dave Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 6:47 PM
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: West Mountain Crimping Tool and Coax?
>>
>>> I saw a die set on the West Mountain Radio website that sounded like
>>> it makes the crimping tool work with various sizes of coax
>>> connectors.  Does anyone know anything about this?  If so, it would
>>> make doing coax connectors pretty easy.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Dave, W7OQ
>