The K3 is a "no solder" kit. You don't touch a soldering iron to build it and get it on the air.
But, if you make up your own power cables, antenna cables, microphone cables, computer interface cables, etc., you either need to buy them preassembled, buy crimp type cables with the proper tools, or get out a soldering iron. For those builders who don't already have a suitable power cable handy and who aren't adverse to a little soldering, Elecraft included a separate power cable kit gratis with the K3. Elecraft does recommend soldering the Anderson connectors although many folks crimp them just fine. The issue with crimping is doing it properly. For those who aren't experienced with the technique or who don't have the proper, good quality crimping tools, soldering is much more likely to produce the required low-resistance contact between cable and connector terminal. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
