RadioBanter - View Single Post - terminating a PL-259..what to do with shielding?

BDK · February 11th 07, 04:37 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

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On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:00:29 -0500, BDK
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Hi all-- what are you supposed to do with the braided shielding
material when terminating an rg58 coax cable (off my antenna balun)
into a pl-259 plug? I ended up stripping it all off the dielectric
and then soldered the lead to the pl259 by dripping in some solder to
the male plug. it seems to work ok but i'm wondering if the braided
shielding material should be making contact with the pl259 plug for
better noise dissipation or something. thanks.

There's an adaptor you need for RG58 cable that screws inside the 259 to
make the shield connect to the shell of the 259.

You don't solder anything by "dripping" solder into a joint. Put the
iron or gun ON the end of the pin, and and then touch the solder to the
little cut out area. When it melts, it will flow into the joint and look
nice and shiny.

Ask someone who is in your local scanner group to show you.

BDK

Even if using the reducer, I still solder the braid through the four
holes in the plug. High heat with a big iron, short time.

Maybe, for listening purposes, it isn't needed, but I've always done
the four holes.

The reducer is a UG-175 or UG-176, depending on the thickness of your
cable.

bob
k5qwg

I tin the adaptor, the hole area of the 259, and only solder two holes.
It's overkill for most uses. And if I have one, a huge iron. Mine died a
while back, and I haven't found one cheap enough to buy yet.

BDK