Installation of PL-259 (Clamp) connector on to H1000 Belden coaxial cable (magnetic loop antenna)

[@fguizini]

Thank you for sharing your experience with the magnetic loop antenna using only the inner wire of the coaxial cable! Best Regards! Fred PU2-UBB, São Paulo, Brazil.

[@berndb.5097]

I only use these type of coax connectors. They are available for every type of coax, they are waterproof ( good sealing against water ) and protect my nerves :-) The clamping device is called vice ;-) Good choice, Paul! Thank you for your educational video .... 73

[@OM0ET]

Lol 😄 nice comment Bernd! Thank you 😉👍 Hope I will remember when I will made an another video 😄 that this clamp device called vice in english... 73, Paul

[@ejdd3442]

I bought this PL259 and was not expecting all of these parts!! Thank you for this video, great job.

[@terryburge6763]

Paul, thanks so much for providing this video. Here stateside I never saw these type of PL-259's up until a couple of years ago. Always were the Amphenol type that is so hard to get a proper solder joint to the shield thru those little holes. Also they can be tough to prevent the little shield wires from shorting to the center connector. Until now I have never seen any videos if how to install these and you pointed out so many things I had not seen. Like the 14 and 16 mm wrenches making the connections good and tight. And I never saw before about splitting the jacket to allow the feral to insert into the shield. I like these 'new' PL-259 connectors and think they will save on problems. Terry

[@OM0ET]

Thank you Terry for your comment! 😉👍 I am so happy that this video fulfilled its purpose! 😊

[@terryburge6763]

@@OM0ET Can you provide in inches the dimensions for cutting the coax and installing this style of PL-259? 1.2 cm I would guess about half an inch. Terry

[@OM0ET]

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[@terryburge6763]

Hi Paul, I had appreciated your reply dealing with this newer style PL-259 connector. Coming up with dimensions and knowing 25 mm is approximately 1 inch, I believe making the first slice perpendicular around the coax at 5/8-11/16 inch would work and perhaps even give me some extra length to work with to solder. Then the second slice inline on the coax about 1/4-5/16" to allow the 'feral' to slip under the shield seems about right for the dimensions inch wise. I want to use these new style PL-259's that I can see would give a much tighter and secure connection than the 'American' style PL-259 that have given me so many problems over the years. Having the back end break out or problems soldering through those little holes always caused repeated problems. I know once at least on a large 5 band quad not soldering to the shield caused problems only on 10 meters with SWR. Terry

[@zorka4098]

Glad to see you back with another video. And thanks for the information on the cable. I wasn't sure if I understood...is your mag loop cable 70 cm? By the way, your English is very good and I understood everything completely.

[@OM0ET]

Thank you very very much 😊 Yes, I was very busy on december at my work. There was no place for HAM radio to much. The diameter of the ver.4 is exactly 1m. It's 3.14m circumference. Thanks for the kind comment 😉 73, Paul

[@m.a3957]

Never used this kind of connector, so very clear explanation on how to do it. Thanks for this video. 73, Med CN8YR

[@OM0ET]

Thanks! This type of PL connectors are also waterproof, so it's a great solution to use it in the outdoor enviroment.

[@enigmarbs2886]

Another very good "how to do" video with instruction ! Thank you very much, Pavol 👍🏻

[@OM0ET]

Thank you! 😉 You're welcome! 73

[@JR-lx8nn]

Very nice video with very good English narration. Excellent workmanship installing the connector. 73 and Happy trails to you. K8JHR

[@dongilroy6503]

Mostly correct installation , however the dielectric should protrude a couple of millimetres past the washer and the body of the connector should be screwed onto the nut not the other way around . Lastly the centre pin should be soldered after the compression fitting is assembled .

[@lavonroads2353]

the center pin and the threaded barrel part are approx 1/8 inch too long....to find out how much too long simply measure the familiar solder type pl-259 and you will see what i mean....being too long you can not secure the connector the center barrel will still be loose.....i disable them and use my bench grinder to remove the access....then they work fine..

[@lavonroads2353]

why did you do the 5 mm cut to the outer jacket ?....also i don't see any video confronting the front where it screws on a so239..it is too long...when i tried to connect it to a balun or a coax switch it will not tighten...i had to grind approx 1/8 inch off the conector to be able to tighten it safely..

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Thanks for the video Paul.

[@ydace6015]

Becareful cutter very dangerous ..thanks for video and instruction ...73 de YD0ACE

[@OM0ET]

Yeah I had couple of injuries already, it's really sharp lol :-D 73, Paul

[@liml735]

Благодарю за видео! 73!

[@spib65]

Very well made video, many thanks, 73's

[@SuburbanDXing]

Enjoyed the video, Paul. Thank you for posting it and 73! de WX0V

[@OM0ET]

Thank you Scott for watching this 😉

[@leephcom]

Shouldn't accelerate cooling of a solder joint with air like that, can cause a cold joint from poor crystallisation of the metal. Let it cool naturally. Also the hat thing is called a ferrule.

[@jimsouthall1085]

Great video and instruction.

[@OM0ET]

Thank you 😉👍

[@Hydrostream1972]

Italy version of a pl259. ..

[@Andersonllopestv]

Muito bom.

[@Hydrostream1972]

Did he say...speed do.s.... How wears speed do.s...anymore

[@W4OP]

If this is the coaxial cable that you are using for the radiator of the magnetic loop then you are making some mistakes. 1. The coax in this case is not being used as coaxial cable (i.e. transmission line), so the cable loss/meter is absolutely meaningless. All of the RF current is on the outside of the shield. 2. Because of skin depth there is NO RF inside the shield, so connecting the center conductor is a wasted step and not necessary. The piece of cable will perform exactly the same whether the center conductor is present or not. If this were not the case, copper tubing would not work as well as braid as a radiator, but in fact, if the same diameter as the shield, smooth copper tubing is superior as the RF resistance of a smooth copper tube is lower than a rough braid. 3. Because the radiaton resistance is so very very low, using a connector that does not solder the shield to the outer conductor wil lower the effciency of the antenna. A mechanical connection has higher resistance than does a soldered joint and wil also oxidize over time makeing the efficiency even worse. This is of much lesser importance than if the cable is being used as a transmission line. But here it is not. Dale W4OP

[@dl6urk88]

Hi Paul, do you know www.owenduffy.net/calc/SmallTransmittingLoopBw2Gain.htm to check the performance of the antenna depending on the usable bandwidth? If you want to try again to connect the outer conductor of the coaxial cable, then I recommend www.dl0hst.de/daten/software/MagnetLoop_Aide.pdfwww.dl0hst.de/daten/software/MagnetLoop_Aide.pdf the coupling loop on page 11 ... However, I don't have a technical background either ... But it's the best low SWR clutch I've tried. 73 Ralf DL6URK