[MLB-WIRELESS] Buy/make your own cables and pigtails!!!!!

[Luke]

I make these for an ISP for WLAN installs.  No dramas.  The loss is slightly
more than using 1/2 inch heliax and $65 connectros each end!
----- Original Message -----
From: Drew <drish at bigpond.net.au>
To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Buy/make your own cables and pigtails!!!!!


> >From another list in the US on the joys of rolling your own cables...
>
> "For most of us, a cable stripper is required to avoid nicking the center
> connector. Actually a coring tool is best for larger cable such as LMR400
> and they cost about $100.
>
> Depending on whethere the connected is a center crimp or a center solder
> you will need either a soldering iron or a crimping tool with the right
> die. Improvisation in tools will lead to heartache. A passable crimping
> tool with an assortment of dies is about $100. A passable soldering iron
> about $20. Really good tools are much more expensive.
>
> It would be nice to be able to test this at the target frequency but the
> poor mans testing system is two systems. Substitute the part in the
working
> system and make sure it 1) works and 2) has the same signal strength on
> what ever indicator you can put together.
>
> You obviously need to make a few cables after which you can do the
sensible
> thing and go back to ordering cables to spec.
>
> The best prices come from places which have minimum orders. Mine cost me
> less that $20."
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Luke" <lrich at ruralnet.net.au>
> To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:46 PM
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Buy/make your own cables and pigtails!!!!!
>
>
> > Cables and bits!!! ring your local electrical wholesaler and ask if they
> > have a belden cable catalogue (they will)  get them to find Belden 9913.
> > You can buy per metre or a 1000 ft roll.  Then pick up a radio parts or
> wes
> > components book and order RG-213 N connectors.  These WILL fit 9913,
> > although not entirely mechanically secure, electrically ok. You do have
to
> > file the centre conductor a bit.  For your RP-TNC's order some standard
> male
> > AND female TNC connectors to suit RG-213.  Again you have to file the
> centre
> > conductor, and heres the trick, you swap the centre pins, male to
female.
> > There you have it!  Cisco wholesaler will charge $200+ for something
that
> > will cost you less than half.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Drew <drish at bigpond.net.au>
> > To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
> > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Getting started
> >
> >
> > > awesome...
> > >
> > > too bad bitek doesn't sell that model, maybe they could order it
though
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Luke" <lrich at ruralnet.net.au>
> > > To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:27 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Getting started
> > >
> > >
> > > > Belden 9913 is pretty much the direct equivelent of LMR-400.  It is
> used
> > > by
> > > > cisco in their pre-made cables!
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Drew <drish at bigpond.net.au>
> > > > To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 4:16 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Getting started
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > i dont think belden has anything equal to LMR-400, but i could be
> > wrong
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
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