For a guide in pictures to install plumbing fixtures on 3/4" hardline, check
the web site at www.HamStuff.com. Follow the links under "pictures of the
station"
73
Ron
www.HamStuff.com
In a message dated 7/16/03 4:22:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
w6ter@worldnet.att.net writes:
> Several have asked me to elaborate after my post regarding using
> plumbing fittings to connect to hardline. Here goes:
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> I have hardline with a solid aluminum shield. The shield is ? inch in
> diameter.
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> I purchase a plumbing fitting that has a compression coupling on one end
> that is made for ? inch copper tubing. In other words, the ID of the
> compression end is ? inch. I use Penetrox and compress the connection to
> the hardline shield. The other end has inside threads for ? inch OD
> pipe. I drill out the threads with a ? inch drill. The body of a PL-259
> is ? inch. I then solder the PL-259 in place (after removing the center
> pin, see below).
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> I drill out the center conductor pin of a PL-259 with a bit the size of
> the diameter of the center conductor of my hardline, which is .172 inch.
> The center conductor fits directly, and nicely, into a SO-239. So, I
> have a bit of an air dielectric in the brass fittings but works just
> fine.
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> You may have different size hardline, and thusly different dimensions. I
> suggest you take a piece of your hardline, a PL-259, and a SO-239 down
> to your local professional plumbing supplier and ask them to help.
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>
> Gerry Smith, W6TER
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