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

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J. McLaughlin; Michigan, USA
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