Klein Tools VDV026-211 Coax Cable Installation Kit with Zipper Pouch

The VDV026-211 kit is built around four pieces plus storage: the 63020 multi-cable cutter with shear-type blades and double-dipped curved comfort grips, the VDV110-061 coaxial radial stripper with 2-level one-step prep, the VDV212-008SEN compression crimper for F-connectors, six universal RG6/RG6Q F-compression connectors, and a 7 x 12-1/2 inch polyester zipper bag to keep it together. That covers cut, strip, connector, crimp in one bag.

Both. The VDV026-211 is set up to prep and connect RG59, RG6 and RG6Q coaxial cable with F-connectors. One caveat on the connectors in the bag: the six included compression connectors are the universal RG6/RG6Q type, so if you are terminating RG59 you will need RG59-size compression connectors to go with the tools.

No. Klein states plainly that these tools are not to be used on energized circuits or cabling systems. Kill power to the run before you cut, strip or crimp. That matters on CATV/MDU drops where a powered amplifier or a power-inserter can put voltage on the center conductor.

Yes. The universal RG6/RG6Q F-compression connectors packed with the VDV026-211 are also sold separately as a 10-pack, Klein Tools Cat. No. VDV812-606, so a property maintenance or MDU install crew can restock the same connector the crimper is matched to rather than mixing brands.

One pass. The VDV110-061 radial stripper does a 2-level, single-step prep with pre-set high-carbon steel blades, so the jacket and the dielectric are cut to the correct lengths in the same rotation. No adjustment or measuring between cuts, which is what keeps terminations consistent when a crew is doing dozens of drops a day.

Compression. The VDV212-008SEN seats compression-style F-connectors onto coax, and its fixed plunger lets you drop the cable and connector in and pull them back out quickly. It will not crimp hex-crimp or twist-on fittings, so buy compression F-connectors to go with it.

The packed kit measures 12.75 x 7 x 1.75 inches and weighs 1.5 lbs, so it lies flat in a van drawer or drops into a tote without taking a tool-bag pocket of its own. The pouch itself is polyester with a zipper closure, 7 x 12-1/2 inches.

The 63020 is a multi-cable cutter with precision shear-type blades, meant for clean square cuts on coax and similar low-voltage cable rather than hardened wire or screws. Shear-type jaws avoid the flattened, smeared end a diagonal cutter leaves, which is what causes a bad center-conductor seat in the connector. It has double-dipped grips on curved handles and is made in the USA.

The kit is assembled in the USA, and the 63020 multi-cable cutter inside it is made in the USA. That distinction matters for agencies and institutional buyers working to domestic-content purchasing rules.