Yeah I thought you crimp the center pin, soldering seems like a pain.

I didn't know that - interesting.

Yes, but at least the name brand manufacturers stand behind their products.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to have to do that!

@@w2aew In the 1990's used to work on outside broadcasts in the UK. Repairing/replacing the connectors on the triaxial cable, which linked the camera to the truck, in the wind and wet on a golf course was only possible with a beefy gas soldering iron.

Oops, you're right. fixed it!

It is a Metcal MX-500P

I don't recall the crimp tool maker (nothing printed on it), but it does accept die sets from Klein Tools. Max-Gain also sells a crimp tool with different die sets.

Sir can you make a video on the working of BFO and its importance in SSB.. this will be very helpful.. DE VU3ICT

Yeah, I need one of those!

@@w2aew it works really well once you've gotten used to it. You will need to adjust it (height of knives) first for your cable. This is why I ordered a second unit. This way I can directly go to the proper one Regards, Tavi- YO4OCM

@@OctavMandru I have three of them set up forRG-58/8-X/174 so I don't have to adjust them between cable sizes, just pick up the one marked for the cable type as they're pretty inexpensive, the hassle is setting them up the first time. 73 - Dino KLØS

@@PapasDino Yeah, I agree. I find myself buying from AE stuff I liked (like soldering tips for my Gordak station) because it's so cheap and what if it breaks or wears out? Hoarder is my middle name

I got the die from Max Gain Systems, link in video description

Maybe in the future - I currently don't have the connectors or crimp dies for these types.

@@w2aew OK, well I figured I'd mention it, thanks for the consideration, 73

I’d love to make more videos on projects like that, but with a demanding full time job and family obligations, I simply don’t have the time at this point in my life.

I think many of the crimpers use kind of a standard die type. If you buy the die set from amazon and it doesn't fit your crimper, you could always return them.

The connectorized cable was initially purchased. Once I broke it, I didn't want to throw it away - so replacing the connector made sense.

@@w2aew Make perfect sense.

Most often is is RG-58, but just about any 50 ohm coax will work just as well.

@@w2aew Oh I thought it had to be a specific cable only used for Oscilloscopes. Thank you for replying back Now I can order some fale to female BNC cables👍

The output impedance of an amplifier is not going to affect the reflected power on the transmission line that it is connected to. It is the mismatch at the far end of the line that creates reflected power.

@@w2aew yes but I’m talking about in the actual construction of the amp. When constructing the amp, you have to have a resonance tune input an output circuit. Let’s say you’re building a two transistor amplifier and the input winding of the input transform has a 180pf capacitance and then you have maybe 500pf capacitors on top of the input transformer and then on the output transformer you got maybe 1000pf capacitors and then the output of the winding you have a 150pf. And let’s say you hook that into a dummy load to test your amp to see if it’s in resonance for the frequency you’re trying to build it too. So let’s say you have some reflect on the input and on the output. That means you need to adjust your tuning a little bit. I already know how to do all that. I was just wondering if there’s a way you could use an LED light in the same manner to tune the reflected power out to make the amplifier circuit resident. An LED is diode and it will only pass current one direction. Reflected power in forward power go in two different directions. If you can make the LED read to reflect in power you can tune your circuit till the LED went out and that means your actual circuit of amplifier would be in resonance to the load that you’ve got it hooked to. Right?

I’m not actually trying to make the LED part of the circuit. I’m just trying to use the LED as a tool in reading reflective power. That’s all and let me also say I’m not a ham operator I’m just a person that wants to learn more about these things. I would like to be a ham operator someday though

And I’m also talking about a solid state amplifier

@@byronjones497 When transmission lines aren't involved, there really isn't reflected power per-se. It is just a matter of maximum power transfer (when source and load impedance match - actually complex conjugates of each other). There is not a simple way to use an LED to indicate this.

A bunch of crimp-on connectors? For what coax types?

@@w2aew Yes, they are Amphenol 999-226. I have 5 of them, 5 T's and 1 50 ohm terminator. I wish I have a way of sending pictures. If you want them, they are yours for free, even the postage is free. I want to give these to someone who will/can use them.

@@anandadesilva6558 I would certainly use them.

I've used the same die set for RG-174