I have used the Shakespeare connectors. If you make SURE you do not put them on crooked and short the coax they work fine.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2022 12:07 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Stus-List Antenna cable woes The yard that removed my mast to replace the rod rigging just cut the mast antenna cable and so I either have to have another cable run or 'splice' the current cable using one of the Sheakspeare fittings that claim to connect the shield and the conductor without solder, etc. Has any one on the list used such connectors and had any luck (or hints on how to proceed!) or am I faced with running new cable and the expense of someone to climb the mast, etc. The connector was only $16 so I figured it was worth that much to give it a try. Thanks, Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb New Bern, NC
