Thanks, Steve. I just may have to invest in one of those crimping
tools.
Any idea on the cost?
Also, I assume that you can get the connectors to go with it from the same
company?
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: crimping verses solder
> Hi Tom,
>
> I use a ratcheting crimper from the RF Connection:
>
>
> http://www.therfc.com/
>
> The connectors are 2 piece. There is a ferrule and the main body of the
> connector which has the barrel, the knurled part you screw onto the
> so-239 attached.
>
>
> Slip the ferrule onto the cable and prep the cable end. Slide the main
> connector body over the center insulator and under the braid. Crimp or
> preferably solder the center pin. Slide the ferrule over the braid. Put
> the
> ferrule in the crimper jaws and squeeze a few times till it releases. it
> makes a 6 sided crimp.
>
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: crimping verses solder
>
>
>> Steve and all:
>>
>> Ok, it's time for me to get enlightened again here.
>>
>> Can someone give me a good source for crimp-on PL259 coax connectors?
>>
>> I personally would only use them in-doors, and would like to get some for
>> my
>> inside radio connections.
>>
>> Over the years, I have used the ones sold by radio shack, where you slip
>> the
>> center conductor into the connector, and then establish a connection with
>> the braid via a set screw, but those inevitably fail after a period of
>> time,
>> not to mention the number of those little screws that I've lost! (grin)
>>
>> I agree that, in the perfect world, everything would be soldered, but I'm
>> not perfect, and neither is the world, and I think crimp-on connectors do
>> have their place for those of us who aren't the greatest solderers.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>
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