‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANAURY 2017 QST PAGE 67‰ DIDNT WORK AT ALL, AS THE MANUAL WARNED. A REALLY OLD PIECE OF TIMES RG 213 STRIPPED PERFECTLY. A PIECE OF BELDEN RG 11 STRIPPED OKAY, EXCEPT FOR A LAYER OF DIELECTRIC ON THE CENTER CONDUCTOR. I EXPECTED THAT BECAUSE THE CENTER CONDUCTOR OF 75 RG 11 IS SMALLER THAN 50 RG 8. THE OUTER JACKET ON A PIECE OF PRIVATE LABEL RG 213 WAS JUST SLIGHTLY TOO BIG TO FIT INTO THE STRIPPING TOOL. SAME WITH A PIECE OF PRIVATE LABEL RG 8X. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS IN THE DX ENGINEERING COAXIAL CABLE PREP KIT ARE WELL MADE. BECAUSE THEY DEPEND ON VERY CLOSE DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES TO WORK PROPERLY, THEY ARE SENSITIVE TO MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES AMONG CABLE TYPES, AND YOU WILL NEED TO PICK THE RIGHT CABLE. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE EXCELLENT, AS ARE SEVERAL DX ENGINEERING VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE SHOWING THE TOOLS IN USE. IF YOU PLAN TO ASSEMBLE A LOT OF CONNECTORS, TAKE A LOOK. HAMLOG LOGGING APP FOR IOS REVIEWED BY STERLING COFFEY, N0SSC N0SSC ARRL. NET THE IOS APP STORE ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ