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Originally Posted by be236
I still think it's a cable issue... I will know more for sure when I measure connectivity on both ends using an ohmmeter...
Also, I have seen store sell RG6 vs RG59 F-connectors... Can I use an RG6 connector with an RG59 cable and vice versa? The size difference seems so small...
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There seem to be many different versions of both RG59 and RG6, and I always seem to have problems with the connectors not being quite the right size. Recently, I've been using a spool of RG6 that I got at
Sadoun with the RG6 connectors available at RS. They don't crimp down watertight, but they make a pretty secure connection if you slip the inner tube of the connector between the shield and the insulation. I usually leave just about 1/8" of the shield/dielectric exposed, and slip the connector on so that the exposed shield just slightly pops through the hole inside the threaded nut, then I crimp it down. This doesn't seem to be the recommended way, but it works well for me, and is very quick. I'm not sure if it helps, but I've also been smearing a bit of that tar like coax seal stuff over the insulation before slipping on the connector, in hopes that it might help keep water out. I also use this on outside connections, but I'm trying to come up with an alternative way of sealing the outside connectors that might be easier to get apart in cold weather.
If you don't get the connectors that match the cable, then the inside tube isn't the right size to do what I described, and I've had to do strange things to attach the connections, like peal back the shield over the insulation, and other similar things, which make the connection ugly. I've also found that the fairly heavy duty crimping tool available at RS isn't quite the right size, and it helps if you wrap a few layers of aluminum foil around the fitting before crimping, which makes it crimp it a bit tighter.
I've been making coax connections of all kinds for decades, and have multiple tools for making it easier, and I've NEVER made a good looking connection, which is embarrassing.