The AR-8 female mini-UHF is made for RG-58 types of coaxial cables The center pin is soldered to the center lead of the coax and the crimp sleeve, when compressed with a standard hex crimping tool, secures the coax to the connector while making the necessary ground The most popular use of the AR-8 is for preprocessing the coaxial cable and having the ability to pass the connector through a passageway or hole that is about one-half the size of a standard PL-259 connector The typical PL-259 connector requires a 3/4 inch (0.
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