[TowerTalk] Butane soldering iron recommendation

[Mike Smith VE9AA]

Thank-You Steve.

 

I don't think it would work here mid-winter.  I was somewhat joking about
the -40*C and snowing, but even at -10 or -15*C,  a 400' power cord won't
cooperate once it's outside very long...especially if I am on showshoes,
possibly in the dusk or near dark.  Heck, even in the daylight "in the
woods" (or even open field with 2' of snowdrifts on it).

 

I know you did say you weren't actually suggesting it for me.  Just offering
up that I have been wrestling wires in these climates a long time and some
things just won't work (or work very well) here.  I bet the VE8's and KL7's
and UA0's have implemented things I haven't even thought about yet.

 

Thanks for weighing in actually.  It's good to know what others are doing !

 

73 Mike VE9AA

 

I'm not suggesting this for you Mike, but I have 400' of 12-2 Romex with a
plug on one end and socket on the other, on a good quality hose reel, that
is very handy to use. Way easier than stringing out multiple 100' hanks of
cord that become unplugged every time you turn around.

 

I made it for using mag drills up on commercial towers. If I didn't have a
permanent buried AC cord out to the back of my radio lot, I would affix the
hose reel to a solid stand so that pulling out the cable would be a one-man
job.

 

-Steve K8LX

 

On 09/25/23 1:05 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:

   Most of my antennas are located way out in a field or down in the woods 

where running 300-400' of extension cords to the nearest 120vac outlet is
not 

practical, especially when there are xx feet of snow on the ground for
nearly 

half the year.

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Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB