Dear Jim: Oh my, are they expensive. For half the price, Steren
(sterenusa.com) makes a model 204-036 that deals with BNC, RCA, and F type
connectors. What looks like the same tool, is sold under Paladin name and
some house-brands. I wonder if anyone has used this tool?

Sometimes one must pay a high price to receive reliability and quality, but
that is not always the case. Someone put us onto a modest cost CAT5 tool
that we used at work for many, many connectors with almost no failures.

Thanks for you advice. I will put the AMP 58433-2 on the list to consider.

73, Mac N8TT

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J. McLaughlin; Michigan, USA
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AMP makes connectors, and crimpers for coax- and they are quite reliable-
thats the good news. The BAD news is they are quite expensive, and only
crimp one size connector for each- one size for
rg58, one for rg-174 (?) The small stuff, used for baseband cables ,
and mux equipment, and another for UHF connecters . think these also
available for N types. You might look at their web page for info.

Also, IF interested, the CENTERS of a BNC connector is the same size
as the N connector, if you wish to make test cords- tho they obviously
DON'T lock to the female connectors- not good for a permanent
installation. --- Jim NN7K

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J. Mc Laughlin wrote:
Dear Group:

It appears that I may be compelled to crimp BNC connectors far out in a
field.

I searched the many thousand messages I have saved that were of value and
found this from Mr. Brian Kelly from August 3, 2003:
If you're going to spend money, then be sure to buy plugs with a captive
pin and pressure-sleeve ("top hat") cable clamp.

They are more expensive than the original MIL type, but much better for
hand assembly and much easier to remove and re-use... in other words,
they're good long-term value for amateurs.

An example is the Tyco/Greenpar 1-1478401-0. There should be a
disassembled picture at www.farnell.com/uk - search for part number
3977754. (The parts aren't laid out in quite the right order, but you'll
get the idea.)

Personally I wouldn't use crimp connectors without the correct tools to
make the full six-sided crimps in the two different sizes required. Also
they cannot be re-used, which makes them poorer value for (most)
amateurs.

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With the assumptions that the cable is RG58C/U type, that the connection
will be well wrapped and the BNC connector is on the end of a very long
piece of cable going to HF receiving antenna(s):

Questions: What have you found to be the most reliable BNC connectors of
the crimp type?
What crimping tool is the most appropriate?

A crimping tool that may inexpensively be modified to crimp UHF (to
RG213/U type cable) type connectors is desirable.

Thanks for your advice. No substitute exists for experience with a task
that so easily can go wrong.

73, Mac N8TT