The DX Engineering DXE-PL259CS8U-12 crimp coax connector with solder center center pin should work perfectly on RG-11.
I fold back the RG-11 center conductor about 1/4 inch to provide more surface area for soldering 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Kunath via Topband" <[email protected]> To: "Raymond Benny" <[email protected]>, "160" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 7:39:36 PM Subject: Re: Topband: PL259 type connectors for RG11 DX Engineering has some that would work I think. It's a crimp on the shield and a soldered center pin. https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-pl259cs8u-12 Not sure if that would work for your application? I suspect that the larger sized center pin needed for 50 ohms would make a crimp to the center pin problematic on 75 ohm cable in a 50- ohm connector. I've never used these connectors before but I might now that I see them. Any cables I make up with PL-259 connectors i have been soldering both the shield and the center pin. On the shield end I strip the jacket and flux and tin the braid. Then I measure for center pin length, and use a tubing cutter to cut the tinned shield to the right dimension, clean the cut edge to remove any bits of metal and screw on the PL-259. After that I remove the tip of a Weller 125 watt soldering gun and after fluxing the 4 solder holes in the PL-259 I bridge the connector across the soldering gun ends where the tip usually goes. The connector becomes the tip, heats up quickly and a quick application of solder and its soldered all around. I let it cool before moving it and then quickly solder the center pin and trim it. I've had good luck doing that over the years (so far). For N connectors it's always a shield crimp but I solder the center pin on. Rick Kunath, K9AO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
