What connects the Center so that it doesn't ark?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:08 AM
Subject: Re: Interesting coax connector discovery
> Gerry:
>
> All you need is a needle-nose pliers. There are about 6 little prongs
> that
> you squeeze with pointed sections that go through the outer jacket into
> the
> braid to make that part of the connection. The other parts of the
> connector
> further secure that braid connection, and supposedly keep the entire cable
> in place so that the center pin makes contact with the part of the
> connector
> that goes into the antenna connection.
>
> Again, I haven't tried them yet, but they really do look like they could
> work.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Interesting coax connector discovery
>
>
>> what crimping tool does it use?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 3:42 PM
>> Subject: Interesting coax connector discovery
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Thanks to the patient Elmering help of Kevin (K7RX), I have discovered a
>>> really neat kind of coax connector that blind hams like us might find
>>> useful.
>>>
>>> It is the Shakespeare Centerpin PL 259 Cp G Connector
>>> gold plated brass
>>> connector for RG-8x and RG-58/Au Coax.
>>>
>>> More info on this connector can be found at:
>>>
>>> http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=16055&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50157&subdeptNum=50187&classNum=50192
>>>
>>>
>>> This connector apparently was written up in QST some time ago.
>>>
>>> The connector can be purchased from an outlet called West Marine, and
>>> while
>>> I was in Missouri, I just happened to find a store location near my
>>> son's
>>> house, and picked up three of them.
>>>
>>> The connector seems to be much more robust than a standard crimp-on
>>> connector, and since it is for marine use, I would assume it would be
>>> outdoor friendly if sealed like you would seal a normal PL259.
>>>
>>> If there is a drawback to this connector, it's the price--about $10 a
>>> piece.
>>>
>>> Nevertheless, if the connector can make it possible for us to do RG8X
>>> coax
>>> connections without soldering, the extra money may be worth it in the
>>> long
>>> run.
>>>
>>> One question I do not have an answer for is whether the connector will
>>> tolerate the 600 watts put out by my Ameritron AL811H amplifier, so I
>>> will
>>> call the manufacturer this week to find out.
>>>
>>> I have yet to try the connector, and I know some will have definite
>>> opinions
>>> about using it for outdoor applications, but I thought the info might be
>>> of
>>> help to some others on the list.
>>>
>>> I'll let you know what I find out when I try one.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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