I watched the Dish Network guy install my new Dish System and he uses one of
those prep tools. You can get them at Home Depot cheap. I could not prep a
cable doing it with a knife and cutters as fast and as clean as he did in 5
seconds
Best Regards
Dan Schaaf
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank" <frankkamp@att.net>
To: "Phil Snyder" <n9lah@comcast.net>
Cc: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DXE Cable prep tool
> Out of curiosity, I am wondering why you need a cable prep tool. Are
> you going into business preping cables?
>
> I use a pocket knife and dikes. The six or so cables a year I have to
> prep don't justify gearing up for production quantities.
>
> Phil Snyder wrote:
>
>>Tnx for the replies. Guess I didn't dig quite deep enough on the web
>>page for the tool.
>>
>>Phil
>>N9LAH
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>>On 5/25/2012 8:21 PM, Phil Snyder wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone know if this tool, the DXE-UT-8213 designed to prep RG-8
>>>LMR-400 etc. will work on RG-11? I am thinking not as I thought part of
>>>the 50/75 ohm characteristic came from the spacing of the shield from
>>>the center ( I may also be completely wrong on that point). I could be
>>>all wet on this one as well but figured this might be the place to find
>>>the right answer, flame or not.
>>>
>>>Phil
>>>
>>>N9LAH
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