PL259 connector?

[boatman37]

bought a shakespeare PL-259-G connector for my antenna. i don't have a radio yet but getting ready. my cable looks to be just under 1/4" thick but this connector looks like it has closer to about a 3/8" opening that is threaded. the instructions on the back say to thread it onto the cable. i don't see how this can thread onto it. am i wrong or did i buy the wrong part? i didn't open the package yet so maybe there is a piece inside i'm not seeing?

 

[TCATTC]

There are several different diameters of coaxial cables.

 

[boatman37]

hmmm. i will have to take a closer look at the cable today. thanks

 

[NYBo]

It should have come with a screw-in adapter for smaller diameter cable.

 

[gm280]

boatman37, there are tons of videos on YouTube showing different installations of PL-259 connectors onto different size coax cable. Take a look-see and see if there is a version that supports your cable size and connector...

 

[Silvertip]

RG58, RG59 and RG6 are common coax cable types and they are not all the same diameter.

 

[boatman37]

just got back. the existing cable is RG58. the antenna and cable were already on the boat when i bought it but the end was missing for whatever reason. i ordered a radio yesterday and needed to put a connector on my cable. didn't realize there were different sizes. watched a youtube and they said it was an RG8 so i assumed they alll were. well you know what happens when you assume...lol. so i need to pick up one for the RG58 now.

 

[gm280]

just got back. the existing cable is RG58. the antenna and cable were already on the boat when i bought it but the end was missing for whatever reason. i ordered a radio yesterday and needed to put a connector on my cable. didn't realize there were different sizes. watched a youtube and they said it was an RG8 so i assumed they alll were. well you know what happens when you assume...lol. so i need to pick up one for the RG58 now.

Yes you do. And they make such a PL-259 coaxial connector too. Sound like you have it figured out now... One other thing I would think about. If this coax cable has to feed through any hole opening, do that first before installing the connector because the connector is a larger diameter then the coax and therefore will not fit through the small opening... JMHO. :thumb:

 

[boatman37]

lol. yeah. it is already fed through the hole. but i am aware of that problem...just don't ask me how i know lol. thanks!

 

[gm280]

lol. yeah. it is already fed through the hole. but i am aware of that problem...just don't ask me how i know lol. thanks!

We've all made that mistake before. Well at least I have...:facepalm: But it sticks with you forever after that... :doh:

 

[boatman37]

yup...lol. more times than i care to admit to