I assume Idaho potatoes would be the best for this purpose.
73, Bob AA0CY
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From: George Cutsogeorge[SMTP:w2vjn@rosenet.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 6:24 AM
To: leeson@ix.netcom.com; Rick Bullon
Cc: TRLog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TRLog] Question about Trlog
>The connector for the rig is a standard 7-pin DIN plug. But
there seem
>to be two types, cheap black ones that melt when you solder
them, and
>better-quality gray ones that are more robust. In any event,
get a
>female socket to hold the pins while you solder the cable.
It seems the sockets are harder to find than the plugs. If a
socket is not handy, one can use a potato to keep the connector
pins from melting the plastic.
George
W2VJN
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