[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Bill Turner]

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On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 04:48:03 -0500, K8RI wrote:

>BTW cables and wiring used in aircraft MUST be crimped. No soldering is 
>allowed because of the high vibration environment.

REPLY:

Same with the marine environment. 

For some reason, hams seem to prefer soldered over crimped, but if
properly done, you can try to pull apart a crimped connection and the
wire will break before the crimp lets go. 

Incidentally, please don't use those two dollar crimpers. A proper
crimper has a ratchet that won't let go until the full cycle is
complete and should cost around $20 more or less. You need one for
wires and one for coax unless you can find one with changeable dies. 

73, Bill W6WRT