I would recommend that you watch Tim’s FB presentation on his PL-259 technique.
I found it to be great and makes a good connection and does not run the risk
of compromising the workings inside the connector after soldering. In Graduate
school i cut some apart and never felt comfortable after seeing what
essentially a “thin section” looked like. Like a weld, you can have a pretty
one that is bad, and a very ugly weld that is quite good structurally.
I have scanned these connections and the impedance bump is negligible.
I have visited his station and there must be hundreds and hundreds of these
connectors.
The shrink wrap also makes for a tidy looking connector.
I crimp as well many connections. I have also used the new DX Engineering
crimp/solder connectors and find them to be a “better mouse trap” in the crimp
arena. I like the physical strength of a crimp on the braid and a solder of
the center conductor which is essentially what their new connectors are.
vy 73 and best DX
Scott
K2CUB/8
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