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POWER CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED ALL OF MY DC CONNECTIONS IN MY RADIO
STATION.  THIS PROVED TO BE A GOOD INVESTMENT, BECAUSE NOW ALL OF MY
CONNECTIONS ARE COMPATIBLE.  IVE LOOKED AT COAX CRIMPER TOOLS OFTEN, BUT
BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO DO MY CONNECTORS WITH MY SOLDERING STATION AND MOST
OF THEM LASTED A LONG TIME WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, BUYING CRIMPERS WAS ALWAYS
BUMPED DOWN MY PRIORITY LIST.  BUT AT THE 2022 DAYTON HAMVENTION I DECIDED
TO PURCHASE THE QUICKSILVER RADIO DELUXE COAX CRIMP KIT, ALONG WITH A FEW
PL 259 CONNECTORS FOR RG 58, RG 8 RG 213, AND RG 8X COAX.  CRIMPING VERSUS
SOLDERING  IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, CRIMPING AND SOLDERING ARE EQUIVALENT IF
THE CONNECTOR IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS.  ON THE
OTHER HAND, CERTAIN SITUATIONS ARE BEST SUITED TO ONE ATTACHMENT METHOD
VERSUS THE OTHER.  WITH BOTH METHODS, THE TIP NEEDS TO BE SOLDERED
FORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE EASIEST PART.  THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
IS THE WAY YOU CONNECT THE COAX SHIELD THIS IS ALSO THE PART THAT ENSURES
THAT YOU HAVE A SOLID CONNECTION.  WITH THE SOLDERING METHOD, THE RESULTS
DEPEND ON THE MELTING POINT OF THE COAX DIELECTRIC, AND THE SOLDERING IRON
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