[Elecraft] normal K3 voltage drop on TX

[Kenneth Talbott]

Properly crimped, gas tight connection is superior to solder from DC to
daylight. Just my opinion of course. Oh, and 40 years of experience.
Ken - ke4rg

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.   Socrates

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken G
Kopp
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 11:16 PM
To: Chester Alderman; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] normal K3 voltage drop on TX

Tom is correct !

OT Trivia:  PL-259's and SO-239's were not designed to be 50 ohms and seldom
are.  Use them in impedence-critical situations ... phasing lines, power
dividers, wattmeters, etc. ... at one's own peril. (;-)

73

Ken - K0PP
On Aug 21, 2015 9:01 PM, "Chester Alderman" <aldermant at windstream.net>
wrote:

> You should be sure to NEVER say that around a microwave person! As 
> long as you stay in HF, crimps may be OK. As a retired microwave 
> circuit and systems design engineer, there will never be a crimped 
> anything in my ham station.
> Saying 'crimped' is better than soldered is the same as saying you 
> don't know what you are talking about! Just my opinion of course.
>
> 73,
> Tom - W4BQF
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