[Antennas] Ideas on Stripping Coax Shield??

[Alan Zack]

How I do it (right or wrong)

1.  Strip off the rubber insulation to as far back as you want the 
length of the braided shield.
2.  Just in front of where the rubber stops bend the coax back onto 
itself forming a tight loop.
3.  At the peak of this loop cut and spread open a little of the braid 
making a hole.
4.  Push the white plastic inner part of the cable at the peak of the 
loop (with the wire part inside of course) through this hole.
5.  Pull the length of the inner part of the cable through this hole 
all they way, giving you the shielded part of the coax by itself with 
the shield also by itself.
This is how I prepare my split ended coax.
GL & 73

Ken Woodside, WB8EQO wrote:

> Hello group!
> 
> I am looking for ideas on an efficient way to peel
> back the braided shield on coax so the shield can be
> soldered at the antenna end.
> Unweaving it does not seem to work. It gets so tangled
> it starts breaking off.
> Slitting it parallel to the center conductor makes no
> sense because you end up with a string of woven
> fragments.
> I have big plans for the upcoming anntenna farm 
> installation season in my yard, but as always have
> this issue to deal with. Any help would be very much
> appreciated!
> 
> Many thanks!
> Ken
> WB8EQO


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