[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Roger (K8RI)]

Yup!
Get the good ones. They are now down from ~$100
73, Roger (K8RI)

On 1/5/2017 5:28 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
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> On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 04:48:03 -0500, K8RI wrote:
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>> 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
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