[TowerTalk] Re: [Force 12 Talk]LMR 400 connectors was ideas needed, please

[Jim Smith <jimsmith@shaw.ca>]

Thanks Charlie,

I feel better now.

1 day, 10 hrs, 5 min to Florida QSO Party - OJ

73 de Jim Smith   VE7FO

Charles Morrison wrote:

> Jim,
>
> I had no problem soldering regular PL's onto LMR-400.  In fact, you have to
> be EXTREMELY careful with the crimp ons, because there are differences and
> they're very slight.  Nick K5QXJ former owner of Datacom here in Lafayette
> gave me several hundred foot spools of it and had the ends crimped on for
> me.  Nothing like putting a barrel on the end of its 70 feet up and having
> it pull right off.  I pulled the end off in the shack first, and then the
> end at the top.  Pulled all 4 runs down off the tower and changed them to
> regular PL's.
>
> Charlie
> KI5XP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Force12Talk-bounces@qth.com [mailto:Force12Talk-bounces@qth.com]  On
> Behalf Of Jim Smith
> Sent:   Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:29 PM
> To:     Force12Talk@qth.com
> Subject:        Re: [Force 12 Talk]LMR 400 connectors  was  ideas needed,  
> please
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> I'm going to be putting a number of connectors on LM 400 soon.  I was
> planning on using the typical PL 259 except silver plated and teflon
> insulation.  Am I going to have a problem with this?
>
> Where can I find some info on EZ connectors?
>
> 73 de Jim Smith   VE7FO
>
> Tom Cox wrote:
>
>  
>
> > LMR 400 is pretty picky about connectors... I use EZ-series connectors
> > and a crimper -- expensive, unless you can borrow the crimper and
> > dies, but labor-saving in the long run.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Tom, KT9OM
> >
> >
> >    
>
>
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