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New 'Andy-Crimp tool for Anderson Powerpoles.  Easily crimps 15, 30, 50, and 75 Amp terminals.  Professional, full cycle ratchet crimper at a much lower price.  Reg $50, Sale $35!  See it here.

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Rocket 88™

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Coax Crimper Set with two dies.  Does just about any cable you'll come across.  High Quality connectors in stock too.  Go here

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Deputy

Meet "The Deputy" -- a high quality gas discharge lightning arrestor.  Has standard PL-259/SO-239 male/female fittings, plus an extra nut for optional panel mounting.  Rated for legal limit.  Let the Deputy arrest your lightning!

$25

 

Dep-Cart

Replacement gas discharge cartridge for Deputy Lightning Arrestor

$5

Why use crimp connectors?

We get that question quite frequently... often accompanied by a scowl and "harrumph" from a guy who's been soldering his connectors since the Roosevelt administration (Usually Franklin D, sometimes Teddy).  So let's explain some of the advantages.

The single biggest failure point in any RF cable -- all cables, all connectors, all types -- is the shield connection to a soldered-on PL-259.  Think about it.  Unless you're really good at it, you have a minimal connection.  Or perhaps you tin the braid so you get a good connection on all 4 solder holes?  You've just taken that flexible braid and made it into solid wire.  As it swings in the wind, what's going to happen?  Yup -- it breaks.

Compare that to a crimped connector.  Six flat contact surfaces, with all of the braid making good contact.  The result?  A stronger, more flexible, and more durable connection.  The trick, of course, is to use the proper connector and the proper tool.  And you'll find them right here. Our crimpers are commercial grade, designed for professional use.  Our crimp connectors are similarly designed for the commercial market, where high reliability and performance are taken for granted.

OK, but you'd still rather solder your connectors? 

Our Prime Directive in business states that we will not offer anything for sale that we would not use ourselves.  The rapidly declining quality of so-called "standard" silver-teflon PL-259s led us to discontinue them.  Our solder-on PL-259 and Type N connectors are equal in quality to the crimp-ons.  They are premium grade and well worth the few extra cents they cost.  We'll leave it to our competitors to sell the cheap ones.

Coax Crimp Set with Two Dies

A superior tool at a great price.  Full cycle ratchet crimper specifically designed to install coax connectors.  Crimps RG-8, 213, 8X, 58, 174, 316, 59, 6, 11, LMR-400, LMR-240, 9913, and others

$50

RG-213 Stripper  Quickly and accurately strips RG-8, RG-213, LMR-400, and similar cables.  Unlike the overpriced model from the "Big Boys" ours will work with both crimp-on and solder-on connectors. Depth of the cut is independently adjustable for each blade.

$25

Coax Cutter

Specially designed bypass cutting blades.  Makes a clean and even cut without distorting the cable.  Makes connector installation much easier.

$12

Coax Tool Set

For Larger cables

Coax Tool Set

Save even more when you get all three tools
Set includes our crimp set with two dies, coax cutter, and
stripper for RG-8, RG-213, RG-11, LMR-400, 9913 and similar cables.

 

$80

Coax Tool Set

For Smaller Cables

Coax Tool Set

Save even more when you get all three tools
Set includes our crimp set with two dies, coax cutter, and
stripper for RG-8X, RG-58, LMR-240, LMR-195, LMR-100, RG-59, RG-6, RG-316, RG-174 and similar cables.

 

$80

Coax Tool Set

For almost all cables

Deluxe Coax Tool Set

Save even more when you get all three tools
Set includes our crimp set with two dies, coax cutter, and
two strippers for RG-8, RG-213, RG-11,  LMR-400, 9913, RG-8X, RG-58, LMR-240, LMR-195, RG-59, RG-316, RG-174 and similar cables.

 

$99.73

         
PL-259-C/O-213

Premium Quality silver/teflon crimp-on connector for RG-8, RG-213, LMR-400, 9913, and similar cables.

Pkg of 4 $10

PL-259-C/O-8X

Premium Quality silver/teflon crimp-on connector for RG-8X, LMR-240, and similar cables

Pkg of 4 $10

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PL-259-C/O-58

Premium Quality silver/teflon crimp-on connector for RG-58, LMR-195, and similar cables

Pkg of 4 $10

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BNC-C/O-213

Premium Quality BNC crimp-on connector for RG-8, RG-213, LMR-400, 9913, and similar cables.

Pkg of 4 $10

BNC-C/O-8X

Premium Quality BNC crimp-on connector for RG-8X, LMR-240, and similar cables

Pkg of 4 $10

BNC-C/O-58

Premium Quality BNC crimp-on connector for RG-58, LMR-195, and similar cables

Pkg of 4 $10

SMA-C/O-316 Premium Quality SMA crimp-on connector for RG-174, RG-316, LMR-100, and similar cables

Pkg of 4 $10

N-C/O-213

Premium grade crimp-on Type N connectors.  Silver/Teflon, exceptional quality.  For LMR-400, RG-213, RG-8, 9913, and similar

Pkg of 4 $12

N-C/O-8X Premium grade crimp-on Type N connectors.  Silver/Teflon, exceptional quality.  For RG-8X, LMR-240, and similar cables.

Pkg of 4 $12

N-C/O-58 Premium grade crimp-on Type N connectors.  Silver/Teflon, exceptional quality.  For RG-58, LMR-195, and similar cables.

Pkg of 4 $12

Two Piece Type N connector. Silver/Teflon, exceptional quality

Installs like a PL-259.  For LMR-400, RG-213, RG-8, 9913, and similar.  Use UG-175 or UG-176 reducers (below) for RG-8X or RG-58

Pkg of 4 $20

PL-259-Dlx

Premium Quality silver/teflon solder-on PL-259.  Heavier body and upgraded construction for superior performance and reliability.

Pkg of 4 $10

UG-175/6

UG-175 Reducer for RG-58 Cable, Silver

Pkg of 10 $6

UG-176 Reducer for RG-8X and RG-59, Silver

Pkg of 10 $6 

SO-239P

4-Hole Panel Mount SO-239

$3

SO-239B

Single Hole Bulkhead Mount SO-239

$3

BNC-FB

BNC Single Hole Bulkhead Mount

$3

DBL-UF-#

Double Female SO-239

$2.00 ea

4 Pack $7

LONG-UF-#"

Long Double Females.  Great for passing coax through panels or walls.

2" -- $4

4" -- $6

6" -- $8

8" -- $8

10" -- $12

12" -- $15

 

SO-239 Nut

Large Nut fits SO-239 thread.  Gives a much stronger mounting for the long barrel connectors.

$3/pr

 

SO-239 Washer

We make these because we can't find them.  Solid brass, 1/16" thick, 7/8" O.D. 5/8" I.D.

$1/pr

DBL-UM

Double Male PL-259

$4

URA-MF

Right Angle UHF Male/Female

$5

UF-3T

SO-239 3 Female Tee.  Use for phased arrays, etc.

$6

UF-BM

SO-239 to BNC Male

$4

RS-5

Rig Saver Cable SO-239 to BNC Male, with 8" RG-316

$18

UF-SM

SO-239 to SMA Male

$5

RS-3

Rig Saver Cable SO-239 to SMA Male, with 8" RG-316

$18

BF-SM

BNC Female to SMA Male

$5

RS-2

Rig Saver Cable BNC Female to SMA Male, with 8" RG-316

$18

BF-UM

BNC Female to PL-259

$5

SF-BM

SMA Female to BNC Male

$5

BNC-3T

BNC 3 Female Tee.  Use for phased arrays, etc

$5

 

BNC-DF

BNC Double Female

$3

BNC-RA

BNC Right Angle M/F

$5

BNC-DFB

BNC Double Female Bulkhead mount

$5

BNC-DM

BNC Double Male

$5

N-DFB

Type N Double Female Bulkhead mount

$7

N-DF

Type N Double Female

$5

NF-UM

Type N Female to PL-259

$5

BNC-BP

BNC to Binding posts

$10

Coax-Seal

The original, and still the best.  1/2" x 60".

$6

 

CX-SW

2 Position Coax Switch.  SO-239 Connectors.  > 50 dB isolation.  SWR < 1.2:1.  Rated 1 KW CW.  Includes mounting hardware.

$25

 

MP-2

2 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MP-3

3 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MP-4

4 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MP-5

5 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MP-6

6 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MP-7

7 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MP-8

8 Pin metal microphone plug

$3

MJ-2

2 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJ-3

3 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJ-4

4 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJ-5

5 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJ-6

6 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJ-7

7 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJ-8

8 Pin metal mic jack, panel mount

$3

MJC-2

2 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

MJC-3

3 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

MJC-4

4 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

MJC-5

5 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

MJC-6

6 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

MJC-7

7 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

MJC-8

8 Pin metal mic jack, cable mount

$5

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