No links or pictures came through but here's one link I googled:
http://www.hamradiofun.com/K4AVU.htm
What does the shield get crimped to? I don't understand how this works with
solder type PL-259s with having some sort of crimp ring.
73 de Terry KK6T
At 10:07 AM 11/9/2006, Rick Kourey (K4KL) wrote:
>As a final comment to the coax crimping thread, I use a coax crimper developed
>by K4AVU that has been highlighted in QST and CQ Magazines. His advertisement
>is shown in blue below and I hope the attached pictures of his crimper come
>through. I have no affiliation with his product or sales and have just been a
>satisfied user of his coax crimper. This crimper has been a very easy tool to
>use since it only has two bolts to tighten to firmly crimp the connector to
>the coax shield. Unlike some other hams, I go one step beyond crimping by
>quickly soldering the shield through the soldering holes of the connector
>using a very heavy duty soldering iron with a large chisel tip. I have
>probably crimped over 40 PL-259 connectors with no problems to date.
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>K4AVU Coax Crimper
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>An alternative is available for those of us who struggle to solder the
>"shield" connections on standard PL-259 coax connectors.
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>The K4AVU Coax Crimper fits around the part of the connector where the solder
>holes for the shield are located and crimps the body of the connector firmly
>in place. Simply solder the center pin connection, twist on the connector's
>coupling ring, and you're good to go!
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>The K4AVU Coax Crimper works with nearly all varieties of ½-inch diameter coax
>cables, and also when using standard UG-175 and UG-176 reducers for smaller
>diameter coax cables types, such as RG-58, RG-59 and RG-8X.
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>Price: $37.00 for U.S. shipping. Dimensions: 2.5" x 1.5" x 5/8". For more
>information or to place your order, contact Paul Marsha', K4AVU, 200 Garden
>Trail Lane, Lexington, SC 29072. Payment personal check or money order.
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>Email: k4avu@yahoo.com.
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