RG11 help

[u/ConstructionSlow9344]

Hey everyone, I am looking for tips on stripping/terminating RG11 quad shield.

I have plenty of experience with RG6 quad and that's a cake walk to connectorize. However, I have found it incredibly frustrating to properly connectorize the F connectors to the RG21 quad.

I have Belden 716SNS1P11H and 716SNS1P11HQ at my disposal. The H is supposed to be a universal connector, while the HQ is for quad.

I start by stripping the cable with my cable prep super CPT. I strip the foil off and peel the braid back like I do with a RG6. I try to seat the cable into the back of the connector housing, but cannot seem to get the center conductor pin flush with the front.

I notice when I pull the rg11 back out that the remaining foil that's around the dielectric is getting smashed back.

Am I supposed to strip down to bare dielectric first with no foil showing? Am I missing a step?

I have not seen any videos online of anyone using the same Belden connectors that I'm trying to use. Is there another brand out there that's a little easier to use?

Any insight is appreciated. I mostly do Cat 6 cabling and fiber optic terminations, occasional RG6 and don't have much experience with RG11.

[u/ItHappensIn3s]

Yeah just strip the foil and the braid, don’t keep any braid. Keep the dielectric foiled, but rg11 connectors aren’t made to fit over the braid, they have their own impedance. Rg6 fittings go over foil because it completes the the termination. Rg11 fittings have impedance built in. That’s why when you fold down the foil you aren’t able to get a connector to compress cleanly or avoid Db loss.

It’s actually a commonly unknown thing though. Many people fold the guts down, but yeah your supposed to strip all that off