[Elecraft] Neurotic about Toroids

[Rockinghorse Winner]

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Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Neurotic about Toroids
   From: "Evert Bakker (PA2KW)" <evert at pa2kw.com>
   Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:17:01 +0200
     To: "'Lee'" <rockinghorse at phreaker.net>
     Cc: "Elecraft e-mail reflector" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>

>
>It isn't that difficult.
>Put the part of the wire to be stripped flat on the surface of the edge of a
>table. Take a real sharp knife and scratch with an angle of 45 degrees
>(between the surface of the table and the blade of the knife) as you move
>the knife into the direction to the end of the wire. The coating will come
>off. Repeat this process several times when turning the wire around to make
>sure you don't press to hard on the knife.
>
>I did it this way, and none of the wires broke. If you do, there is plenty
>of spare wire to rewind the core.
>Success and have fun.
>
>Evert, PA2KW
>K2 : SN4836 

>Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

Thank you for backing me up. That's how I did it on my Ten Tec QRP kit, and it worked out ok. I guess I put too much into the prevailing view on the reflector that the *solder method* is the best. There's always more than one way to do something, and if it gets the job done, why not? I will probably try both ways at the start just to be familiar with them, and then make my decision on which method to use.

There doesn't seem to be much choice in rigs.  The Japanese rigs don't seem to offer quiet refined receivers for less than 2 G's. I mean the boxes are built to very close tolerances, and the dials, buttons and what not have a refined look and feel to them, but, really, who cares?  I guess my dream station would be an Elecraft K2/100 with Argonaut V as backup rig. Wow!

Lee  KI6AZS