On 11/6/2017 12:42 PM, ab2tc wrote:
would you really like to use "F" connectors in the
shack? I wouldn't.
Actually, F connectors are widely used with RX antennas and RX antenna
products, and are the best method to terminate the CATV cables widely
used for our RX antennas. It IS, however, important to use decent
stripping and crimping tools and good quality connectors that match the
cable you're using. The CATV industry likes SnapNSeal branded
connectors. It's also important that they be correctly installed. There
are utube videos demonstrating this.
Here's a listing for connectors that fit the flooded Commscope CATV RG6
cable.
https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-Belden-Ultimate-Connectors/dp/B002OFA8AG
I'm still using a stripping tool and a compression tool that I bought 15
years ago. This one is similar to it.
https://www.amazon.com/Coax-Compression-Connector-Kit-Connectors/dp/B005232UF8/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510006728&sr=1-9&keywords=snap+n+seal+tools
This looks like the expensive compression tool I bought 15 years ago.
https://www.amazon.com/Installation-Tool-RG-59-RG-6-Snap-N-Seal/dp/B000PJJ5FC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510006728&sr=1-1&keywords=snap+n+seal+tools
I bought a compression tool that looks like the one in this listing that
works just as well.
https://www.amazon.com/ESUMIC-Compression-Connector-Stripper-connectors/dp/B015ZG1IHW/ref=sr_1_6?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1510007129&sr=1-6&keywords=f-connector+compression+tool
Note that these tools are not the exact ones I own, but they illustrate
the concepts.
73, Jim K9YC
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