[Elecraft] KPA1500 LOW GAIN FAULT

[Gwen Patton]

I don't know if you're talking about what I do, Bob, but I guess I should
have said that I do that with the outdoor connectors, where they might
encounter weather. Indoor connectors are just snugged down tight enough
that they don't wiggle loose, since I disconnect them whenever lightning is
in the area.

Gwen, NG3P

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 7:18 PM Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net>
wrote:

> A good approach for those PL-259 connectors outside or exposed to the
> weather.   For those inside, that's a might bit aggressive. I just
> prefer to snug them tight, a bit more than hand tight, using some small
> channel lock pliers.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 4/30/2019 5:54 PM, Gwen Patton wrote:
> > I started using a corrosion-inhibiting lube on my PL-259s, and
> religiously
> > sealing them with Coax-Seal. I tighten them very tightly as well. Since I
> > started doing that, I have no odd failures or intermittent connections in
> > my feedlines.
> >
> > 73,
> > Gwen, NG3P
> >
>
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