Fair enough Tom :) , I've not had the pleasure of doing microwave other than fixing/troubleshooting radar (APS 180/APS 80). My Navy training didn't include soldering/crimping for radar other than cannon/other connections. It's been a long time and I don't recall the magnetron connection types as we generally would only replace crystals or the whole unit if there was an issue. I did get to change a waveguide and test it with a sweep cart once. That was a lot of fun.
-----Original Message----- From: Chester Alderman [mailto:alderm...@windstream.net] Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 11:01 PM To: 'Jerry Moore'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] normal K3 voltage drop on TX 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 -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Moore Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 9:38 PM To: Bob McGraw - K4TAX; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] normal K3 voltage drop on TX I respectfully disagree. A properly made crimp is superior to a soldered connection. The key word being properly made. If you don't have the correct tools to do a proper crimp then a good compromise is to solder the connection after crimping, however, that's only to comply with connection best practice to establish a good mechanical and electrical connection. A proper crimp serves to mechanically weld the conductors together. Jer, AE4PB K3S TBA his email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to alderm...@windstream.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
