Patent ID: 7565740

Claim:
A method of preparing an end of a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable including a inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric therebetween, and a protective outer cable jacket, wherein said method improves the seal between the cable jacket and a coaxial connector, said method comprising the steps of: a. stripping the cable jacket entirely off of the end of the outer conductor for a first predetermined length, said first predetermined length extending between the end of the coaxial cable and a first point; b. removing an outer portion of the cable jacket while maintaining an inner portion of the cable jacket for a second predetermined length, thereby reducing the outer diameter of a portion of the cable jacket for said second predetermined length, said second predetermined length extending from the first point to a second point; c. said step of reducing the outer diameter of the cable jacket including the step of making the outer diameter of said cable jacket relatively constant and smoother over said second predetermined length; d. inserting the end of the coaxial cable into a coaxial connector; and e. compressing a seal between the coaxial connector and a point on the cable jacket located along said second predetermined length.