[Elecraft] Confessions of grounding

[Bill Frantz]

And when Bob, N6TV visited my station, the asked, "Why aren't 
you using a spade lug for K3 ground?" I could only say, "Duh!".

73 Bill AE6JV

On 10/12/18 at 7:57 PM, donwilh at embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:

>Why try to connect the wire or braid directly to the ground lug?
>Soldering a lug onto the end of a wire or braid makes it "oh so easy" to attach.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>On 10/12/2018 6:29 PM, Drew AF2Z wrote:
>>Yes, it is a hassle getting a stiff copper wire on that little 
>>ground screw. I use 1" braid with a strip of copper sheet 
>>folded and soldered over the end and a screw hole drilled 
>>through-- basically, homemade flat terminal lugs on the ends 
>>of the braid. Very easy to manage now.

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