Hi, that is exactly the reason I would use a socket. this K2 lives on a boat and is connected to a 23 foot whip and a seawater grounding system and when it's working is astonishing. problem is from time to time I forget to disconnect antenna when I'm not using radio and it gets fried by static discharges through the antenna system. casualties are always the 1N5711s in tthe kat100 and kpa100 AND U2 in the KPA100. I have to assume that even though I'm installing a ferrite inductor shunt between the antenna lead and ground, I will still occasionally forget to disconnect anenna and so will get to replace these components for the perhaps 5th or 6th time. pcb's don't respond well to this level of remove and replace cycles.
thanks for the thought, 73 AI4TO In a message dated 9/24/2008 4:18:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A socket will always be less reliable than soldering the IC directly to the board. You should only do it if you expect you might have to remove the IC some day. Al N1AL On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 13:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If I install an IC socket for U2 on my KPA100, will there be any adverse > effects? Don't ask why I would want to do this. I would have to admit to more > than the usual stupidity. > > 73 AI4TO John Ferguson M/V Arcadian > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > _______________________________________________ > 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 **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) _______________________________________________ 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
