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<p class="ydp64dfaff4MsoNormal" style=""><font size="2">I’ve gone exclusively to crimp connections but only for inside
the house coax runs.<span> </span>I still use soldered
connections outside because of reliability concerns in our New England weather.<span> </span>Soldering a connection is much more time
consuming and has a chance of not making a good electrical contact.<span> </span>I always test soldered connections with an
ohm meter to make sure there is dc continuity.<span>
</span>I also like to test with rf.<span> </span>I do
that by putting a dummy load on one end and then applying reasonable rf on the
other end (usually 10W).</font></p>
<p class="ydp64dfaff4MsoNormal" style=""><font size="2">Another thing about soldering rf connectors is that you need
a really beefy soldering iron.<span> </span>I have a Weller
250W gun for soldering the ground side of the PL259 connectors.<span> </span>It works well.<span> </span>My 100W Weller gun is not effective for the
ground side.</font></p>
<p class="ydp64dfaff4MsoNormal" style=""><font size="2">I have 2 crimping tools.<span>
</span>One is for small diameter crimps such as RG58 and RG8X.<span> </span>The second one for larger diameter RG213 and
LMR400.<span> </span>I got my tools from ebay a few
years ago and can’t recall the manufacturer. <span> </span>The connectors I buy have gold plated center
conductors.<span> </span>They are a bit more expensive.
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<div style=""><font size="2">I’d be interested in hearing from members about their experience
with using crimp connectors outside in the weather.</font></div><div style=""><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font size="2">73 de K1VK</font></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font size="2">Paul</font></div></div><br></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br></div>
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 01:54:29 PM EST, Andy Wallace <soldersmoke01@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">I am wondering who in our club is an expert at coax terminations. I have somdered cables up till now but perhaps crimping technology has gotten better. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Who has found good reliability with crimps? Are they OK for outdoors? How about connector sources (name brand is best?) and crimping kits (I see HRO has a kit of tools for $90)?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I presume there are other crimp connections (BNC, N) which also apply. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This might even be a good blurb for our newsletter (hint) but right know I would like to know if I can save time making jumpers around the shack.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks in advance,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Andy<br></div><div dir="ltr">KA1GTT<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">bars mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><br></div></div>
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