KA2DEW puts crimp pl259 on rg8x

If you've had enough of people racing through the process of putting a connector on coax while giving you lots of face time, this video is the opposite. Here all the mistakes are made and discussed.
I slowly and clumsily strip an end of RG8X with a cheap plastic stripper, fine-tune the strip with a box cutter, then crip the connector on, backtracking a couple of times, and then solder the pin, again doing it twice, with a clean-up-the-solder process using the box cutter. Finally, test the result with a VOM. No face time. (some foot time - oops)

[@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv]

Although Iam not a fan of crimp on UHF Coax connectors, this is a great video! As for the excess solder on the center conductor, I usually use an all metal fingernail file, makes quick work of smoothing out the center pin!. Again, great video, thanks for sharing!🇺🇸😏👍

[@stacyadiaz]

This was a big help to me crimping on PL59 to LMR-240. Thanks for the video.

[@arshooter1]

I have the crimper system from DX Engineering, pricey but nice. Great video, 73.

[@kc2cbd]

I prefer to use scissors for trimming the shield, they cut cleaner than nippers.

[@markstump7079]

That's the dumpster fire version.

[@billw.5964]

You should be able to adjust the blade depth on your stripper.

[@taddinraleigh]

Should. I Did not have what it takes to make it work correctly. I gave up and spent $15 to buy another stripper.

[@eminusipi]

Is the crimper and rg8x available on Amazon or where else can I buy them?

[@taddinraleigh]

I use QSRADIO.com as a supplier Amazon offerings are inconsistent. Some great deals, some ripoffs. Amazon ratings system is confusing because somebody gives a rating for a product which then shows up in somebody else's offering for the product, but the somebody else might be a rip-off artist. The rating may not even be for the same version of the product. I use Amazon quite a bit, but you have to beware and be aggressive with Amazon when they send you trash. QSRADIO has been very responsive, responsible, and fair. That said, QSRADIO does sell some good products which are available cheaper elsewhere. But all of the elsewhere venders (ebay, amazon) are riskier.

[@eminusipi]

@@taddinraleigh Thank you! I found the same things to be true buying from Amazon.

[@eminusipi]

@@taddinraleigh I just ordered the crimper and the pl259 connectors from quicksilver. I do have a bunch of solder connectors with adapters but I use a Weller sp120 for soldering the braid and solder station for the center pin. Too much hassle and I'd rather use the crimp connectors. Thanks again!

[@richarde735]

your coax stripper doesn’t have the depth adjustment screws... you get what you pay for.

[@dogfacelord1840]

dont molest the braid