What I've been doing for several years now is I fold the shield back
over the outer sheath and screw the connector down over the shield and
just solder the tip. Basically the same principle as crimping the
shield. This is a stronger connection than trying to solder the shield
in the holes
As far a soldering tools go, to me, all Hams or electronic tech should own a
Weller WP35 iron & 8200 gun. Both are about $45.00, tips are cheap, easy to
get. The combo will solder just about any connection you have. Hakko soldering
equipment ( both soldering & desoldering ) are great, but if
I agree with Jonathan 100% but would add the following 2 points:
1. Quality sometimes matters. Solder quality isn't a big deal for a PL259
connector, but may matter for other jobs. So, I use name brand solder,
because there's better assurance of quality. At a minimum, I keep good
quality
