[Elecraft] High Altitude Solder

[Bob Nielsen]

Only in the northern hemisphere, as was discovered by Gaspard  
Coriolis watching the mojo swirling as it ran out.

Bob, N7XY

On Apr 1, 2006, at 11:01 AM, epalmer at sirisonline.com wrote:

> When using high altitude solder it is critical to use a left handed
> soldering station otherwise the overall transceiver efficency is  
> severely
> degraded. Happy building.
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> 73 de N0EHQ
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>> 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?
>>
>> Lynn
>> N7CFO
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