[MRCA] heat shrink tip

[W2HX]

Thanks, Alex! I’ve just been corresponding with K1HF about this. He has one at work and the results look spectacular. As you point you, these are not cheap. While it looks incredible, I might stick to me cheap and cheerful solution hihi.


73 Eugene W2HX
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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of k2ajr--- via MRCA
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2022 8:32 PM
To: Military Radio Collector's Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [MRCA] heat shrink tip

Rhino Dymo is my best friend.  I have a 6000 series printer and various diameter printable heat shrink tubings that I print on to.  The printers cost a lot new but I got mine at a reasonable price on eBay.

https://www.dymo.com/label-makers-printers/dymo-rhino-6000-industrial-label-maker-with-carry-case/SAP_2122499.html

Here is an example of the printable heat shrink tubing, they come in diameters up to an inch:

https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-18058-Industrial-Yellow-Shrink/dp/B07PVMKCNQ

This is the way to go if you make your own cables and want them to look authentic like they just rolled off the manufacturing line at Datron or Harris.

Best 73 to all,

K2AJR

Alexander J Rokowetz
(516) 551-2498
belarok at yahoo.com<mailto:belarok at yahoo.com>
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderrokowetz/



On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 05:52:23 PM EDT, W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com<mailto:w2hx at w2hx.com>> wrote:



Hi all,



I am sure many of us have coax cables routing RF around our shacks. Some of us have antenna/radio switches to keep things organized. I was using some brother p-touch labels on the coax to identify them. But the labels eventually would unglue and come off. In my shack I mostly use LMR-400 (or other 0.400” size coax). I wanted to locate some clear/transparent heat shrink tubing to cover these labels, but I needed something that would fit over a PL-259 (or N connector) and shrink down enough to be tight on the LMR-400. I found a really useful type. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002BFYVC



picture of the finished product attached (hopefully).



73 Eugene W2HX
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