[TowerTalk] Soldering PL-259

[john at kk9a.com]

What negatives (assuming that you use a minimal amount of solder)?


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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Soldering PL-259
From: "Rroger (K8RI on TowerTalk)" <k8ri-on-towertalk at tm.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:47:12 -0500

On 1/21/2011 7:13 PM, Jim W7RY wrote:

> Yucko!  Simply tin the braid. Then make the cut, and thread into the
> connector body. No "hairs" to come loose and short or arc because they are
> too close.
Yup!  Although this method does work, there are just too many negatives
associated with it.

73

Roger (K8RI)