[Elecraft] High Altitude Solder

[Mike S]

At 12:57 PM 4/1/2006, Lynn Burlingame wrote...
>I plan to do a lot of mountaintopping in the next few years and will
>be assembling a K1 for this specific use.  I need to locate a good
>source for MILSPEC high altitude solder that meets Elecraft's
>specifications and will not void the warranty.  The reported 22%
>increase in equipment efficiency will make the extra expense
>worthwhile.  Does anybody know of a vendor that still sells it?  Are
>there any special precautions or procedures for using this solder?

If you do that you'll have a problem with your kit once you return to lower altitudes. I suggest simply building normally, then dipping the circuit board in Plasti-Dip (make sure you do all the tuning first). HTH! HAND!