Nah, you should be using crimp-on PL-259's too. I do.
73, doug From: "Bill Coleman N2BC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:44 -0400 but.. the K3 is a no solder kit! Sorry... I converted my shack and a couple op positions at our club shack to APP's - soldered dozens of them, works great. One tip: make sure of the orientation of the connector pins before soldering especially on heavy gauge wire. This can be a bit tricky as the pin will want to rotate on the wire as soon as you touch it with the soldering iron (Murphy at work). It's important so you don't have to twist the conductor to get the pin into the connector. Also the little APP insertion tool is quite handy for small gauge wire. So now we know, there are two solder connections on the K3 kit! (Four if you count the PL-259) 73, Bill N2BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hammond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Darwin, Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:34 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3: supplied power cable specs? > Fellas: > > SOLDERING, esp. when the wire size closely approximates the inner diameter > of the > APP contact pin, works JUST GREAT! Don't sweat the high-dollar crimper. > NOT REQ. > Just do a creditable job of soldering. > > 73, > > Tom N0SS > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
