Thanks John, Now if some of us only knew where we get a solder pot to pxxx, excuse me, dip out coax in.
Terry KI7M > On December 8, 2018 at 7:13 AM John K9UWA <j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com> > wrote: > > > Since you asked. In my antenna system I have about 500 PL-259 connectors. > 99% of them are King Silver Teflon connectors. I built the system in 1988 and > 1989. So almost all of it is 30 years old. To Date I have had three failures > all due > to water getting into the connectors cable and one rusted out Ameritron RSC8V > switchbox. That out of 18 of these RCS8V relay boxes. Many of them I modified > to > phase switching for the multiple stacks of yagi's. Total of 23 yagi's 40-10m > wires > for 80/160. > > #1 use good cable > #2 prep and install of PL-259 connectors. > A. strip outer insulation. > B. Dip quickly in and out of Solder Pot which instantly 100% tins the > braid > C. Cut Shield of coax to correct length with a tubing cutter and screw > the coax > into the Coax fitting. > D. Solder quickly all 4 holes. I use a 550 watt Wall Solder Gun > E. Solder the center conductor. > > All main runs of coax on 20-10m are 3/4" CATV hardline cut to half wave > mults. > All Fittings on the ends of the 3/4" coax are home brew from Plumbing > fittings and > Amphenol Barrell connectors. Never had one fail yet in 30 years and only > three > failures of PL/Tee/SO connectors and they were due to water getting into the > connectors. The failures after 30 years were do my tape job on the fittings. > Not to > the method of install or the connectors. > > John k9uwa > > > > > What's the way to solder a UHF male? > > > > Rob > > K5UJ > > John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF > Antique Radio Restorations > k9...@arrl.net > Visit our Web Site at: > http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com > 4836 Ranch Road > Leo, IN 46765 > USA > 1-260-637-6426 > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector