Guys,
I have severe arthritis in my hands, so assembling PL-259s has aways
been a problem. I know, however, there are tools to both strip the coax,
and install the connector with a minimum of hassle. Anyone have any
pointers to these tools? Thanks in advance for any pointers.
73... Jon W1MNK Brandon FL USA
Don wrote:
Frankly I have been disappointed with the quality of the Cable X-Perts
Coax ssembly. The center core to connector is barely soldered and the
ones I have disassembled (failures) had only a press-fit for the
shield to connector (not a drop of solder).
I had 3 of these cable-connector assemblies fail to OPEN at my home
station, and two(2) cables used on some 80m and 40m dipoles at 2007
California QSO Party N6D operation (M/M County Expedition) failed for
the same reason in the middle of a the cold night during operations.
IN all instances the connectors were filled with Stuf and the outsides
were covered in two layers of self-bonding rubber tape. There was NO
ingress of water into the connectors.
For this reason I have removed and replaced the connectors on all
their cables that are in my possession.
Maybe you've had better luck with Cable X-perts, but I won't buy
another Cable X-perts assembly for this reason.
YMMV
73 Don AC7ZG
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *James
Nipper
*Sent:* Friday, February 29, 2008 6:48 PM
*To:* dx-chat@njdxa.org
*Subject:* [DX-CHAT] Cable X-perts out of busines ????
For over three weeks, I have tried to order some cable from Cable
X-Perts. I have emailed them about a dozen times, faxed them 4 times,
and have tried to call them, with no answer.
I am seeking a custom made low-loss cable with connectors attached .
I have also looked at The Wireman webpage, but I don't think the
specs info is detailed enough for my needs.
Is there another specialized company like Cable X-Perts that will
respond to requests for ordering info ? Does anyone know if they
went out of business ??
Thanks for any tips !!
73 de Jim K4PYT
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