OK you guys, I have gone out to the garage and put on my "hip waders" now you guys can continue, as now I won't get any on me ! Well, unless it gets so deep, it goes over the top of the waders !!!
73... Ken.....K7ZUM > I had the same problem, until I discovered that underwater solder works > just as well. It's all about the pressure differences. I use the fresh > water variety, since I do most of my mountain topping on inland > mountains. I get it from Cousteau Electronics Supply, they are on the > web. You do have to be careful when you go up the mountain. If you go > too fast, the point to point wiring gets the bends and that plays havoc > with the efficiency. > > By the way, you can still use your rig in your ham shack if you immerse > it in distilled water, overnight. This treatment keeps the solder > active for about a week. > > Enjoy the rest of the day > Logan, > KZ6O > > > Lynn Burlingame wrote: > > >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 > >_______________________________________________ > >Elecraft mailing list > >Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > >Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
