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
>