How about folding the shields back a little? I think that's a superior way of doing it as opposed to cutting them all flush with the jacket.
I asked a question here some months ago about whether or not that should be done or not on my flooded quad-shield F-6 (the CATV alum. shield version of RG-6) that I use for my Beverages and to feed my inverted-L. Some people said "absolutely not!" and others said "absolutely they should!". Since folding them back is the only way of being sure that the braids are all making contact with the shell of the F connector, I now fold the shields back a little in my snap-and-seal F connectors. How can that hurt anything? I think it's a better way to do it. BTW, I run the legal limit through my F-6 and F connectors on 160. :-) I know others do, too. They don't even get warm. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a daylight beverage. _________________ Topband Reflector
