Thanks to all that replied, I remember that I never had soldered the
shield and thought that was the correct method.
I will also as many have suggested use some heat shrink for stability as
well as helping with water intrusion. Was planning on #33 or #88 tape
plus some fusion style tape to help with the final connections.
Again thanks to everyone for your comments.
73 de
Ron W4LDE
On 3/10/2010 3:18 PM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
> Ron, the clamping ring for N connectors is nickel plated. You will turn the
> coax to charcoal before successfully soldering the shield to it.
>
> One of the major failure modes with N connectors is having the shield work
> loose due to pulling and twisting the cable. A short piece of heat shrink
> tubing over the clamping end of the connector and a couple inches of the
> coax will provide excellent reinforcement and improved reliability.
>
> The recommended connector installation procedure has worked very well for a
> lot of years.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/10/2010 12:00:01 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> w4lde@numail.org writes:
>
> Just getting ready to install some a new beam and coax plus N style
> male connectors on a new tower. It's been awhile since I last used one
> (N style) and have reviewed via the WEB and the ARRL handbook
> recommended installation methods and find two different methods with
> respect to the barrel and shield connection.
>
> The barrel I am referring to is the small piece were the shield is
> folded back over and then compressed and held in place by a O-ring,
> washer and screw in clamp.
>
> The ARRL handbook does not call for any solder of the shield to the
> barrel peace but on one ham web sites recommends that the shield be
> soldered to the barrel insert piece and then assembled the same way as
> the non soldered. If I remember and it has been some time since I used
> N type but I believe I did not solder the shield but relied on the
> compression and clamp fittings to make good contact from the shield to
> the N fitting.
>
> Would appreciate your opinion, to SOLDER or NOT to SOLDER.
>
> 73 de
> Ron W4LDE
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