Below are a series of pictures taken during Kit Night
on May 13, 2008 when Jim K2ZO showed other members
how to properly put PL-239 connectors onto cable.

K2ZO laying out the tools he will use.
Cable is Belden 9913F7 High-Flex Low-Loss RG-8 Type 50 Ohm Coax

Jim uses the PL-239 connector to measure where on the cable
to strip the outer sheath down to

Jim slicing the outer sheath from the mark made from the
above measurement

Marking the braid where it needs to be trimmed to. Jim lined up
the connector to determine where the braid needs to end.

Jim is tinning the portion of the braid above the mark so
when it is cut it won't fall apart and make a mess.

Jim is using a file to cut the braid where he previously
marked it.

Jim is using a knife to cut the foam core around the center copper
above the same mark where the braid was removed.

Jim removing the thin silver wrapper to prevent a possible short.

The PL-239 pushed onto the end of the cable. In this particular
case, it was necessary to remove a few strands of the twisted
copper core in order to get it to fit into the connector.

Jim using the soldering iron and thin solder to fill the end of
the connector. As you can see in the picture the soldering iron
is positioned at the top of the opening and the solder is
sucked right into the end of the connector until it reaches the end

In a similar manner as above, the holes around the outside of the
connector are filled with solder.

Another angle showing the position of the soldering iron
and the thin solder. Using this positioning, the solder was drawn
right into the holes.  An optical illusion is the file underneath
is going right through the connector.

When Jim was done. he used a voltmeter to verify the connector
was on properly and there was no short.

Thanks Jim for the lesson and a professionally finished cable!!
David - K2DSL