Fw: [CQ-Contest] RE: [TowerTalk] coax cables

[on4kj]

----- Original Message -----
From: "j.a.hermans" <j.a.hermans at skynet.be>
To: "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>; <discreetly_confidential at yahoo.com>;
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RE: [TowerTalk] coax cables


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>
> To: <discreetly_confidential at yahoo.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:51 PM
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] RE: [TowerTalk] coax cables
>
>
> >
> > Hi Chuck,
> >
> > I don't know who Paul is (my name is Steve) but I think this was
> > directed towards me.
> >
> > I agree with you.  Any time I see someone using a soldering "gun"
> > for a PL-259 installation, I cringe.
> >
> I agree.
> Assembling and soldering a PL should'nt be done elswhere then in a
workshop,
> with adapted tools. A few hundreds one after an other in the ideal
> conditions is OK.
> It's a very critical operation if you dont want cold solder which break at
> the first occasion, or burned joints which have a transfert resistance of
a
> few  M ohms
> .........Soldering guns !!!!!!!! throw them away, you will be unable to
> control the right temperature.
> Use a N type, sure you will have better results for years.
> By the way, nowadays one can find PL to be mounted as N-type. ( at least
in
> Germany ).
> Have been in charge of ANGRC and other military production  for a couple
of
> years in the late fiftees.......
>
> Jos on4kj
>
>
>
> > 73,
> >
> > Steve, WB2WIK/6
> >
> > > Paul,
> > >
> > > You hit the nail right on the head solidly and
> > > quite soundly.
> > >
> > > The operative word is 900W iron!
> > >
> > > HEAT HEAT HEAT!! Raise the mass of metal to the
> > > operating temp QUICKLY and then do the job. Too
> > > may hams use a 125W gun and wonder why it takes
> > > forever and they burn the coax, melt the
> > > dielectric and short the inner to the outer
> > > conductor!
> > >
> > > I work in MiL Quality world and I inspect this
> > > stuff on a daily basis aside from being NASA
> > > solder certified and nuclear industry solder
> > > certified.
> > >
> > > HEAT HEAT HEAT!!  Nothing beats a GOOD PROPERLY
> > > sized gun/iron!
> > >
> > > Huzzah for the excellent post!
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Chuck k3FT
> > >
> > > Give me that Old Time Mil-STD-454 requirement 5
> > > anytime!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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