I think that the K4AVU crimper crimps the section with the little holes
against the braid and unlying dielectric. I don't see how that can be a
reliable or strong crimp. In fact, it might damage the dielectric and
create an impedance bump.
Bob W6TR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Dunlap" <kk6t@pacbell.net>
To: "Rick Kourey (K4KL)" <rkourey@carolina.rr.com>; "towertalk"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] K4AVU Coax Crimper
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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