[Towertalk] Soldering at the top of the tower

[Jon Ogden]

on 10/19/02 11:01 AM, k4oj at k4oj@tampabay.rr.com wrote:

> ...of course, flux!  I cannot imagine attempting trying to solder any
> PL259 without it, even on the ground - that is like trying to fit a 1
> 1/2" pipe on a Ham series rotor!

I solder my PL-259's all the time w/o flux.  I have a very large soldering
iron and it heats things up and flows the solder just dandy.

73,

Jon
NA9D

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Jon Ogden
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