Re: [TowerTalk] Crimp or Solder

[Roger D Johnson <n1rj@roadrunner.com>]

Gene Smar wrote:
> Greg:
> 
>      A few months back I did up a set of such crimp connectors for our club's 
> repeater's main site (4 UHF link RXs.)  I was impressed with the ease with 
> which the connectors all went together.  The trick is to get the proper 
> length of the center insulator so that the center tip (which must be 
> soldered) locks into position when the connector is assembled.  I had to redo 
> the first three connectors after I learned that the center pins snapped into 
> place.  
> 
>      I measured the jumper cables' loss with my MFJ-259 and they were all 
> below the loss I measured for the pre-assembled jumper I used as my model.  
> 
>      I have some coax cable work to do on the tower this summer, and I will 
> certainly ask to borrow the club's crimper tool to install the PL-259s.
> 
>      BTW - Our club bought the connectors and tool from Joel at The RF 
> Connection ( www.therfc.com .)  
> 
> 
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F

You must have been doing type N connectors.

73, Roger

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