Hi John.

Well, I'm sorry to say that if I want a PL259 connector to last, I let 
someone else solder it.  My hat is off to you if you can do it; I've never 
been able to pull it off since my vision went, and rather than pop a set of 
finals in a rig, I'll let someone else do the dirty work.  Fortunately, I 
know a few guys around here that are very good at what they do because they 
work in commercial radio.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 04:10 PM 11/8/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>I've learned over the years to solder my own connectors on because as of a
>couple weeks ago, every single one I had other people solder, other than the
>ones I inspected, had problems. Only antennas I can't work on myself are the
>one on the vent pipe on the roof of the house, and I don't like to work on
>the ones on the side of the house myself though will if I have to. The
>wire's are good unless the rope breaks, if the rope's good I can lower it,
>do what I have to and run it back up, if the rope breaks, I'm not sure the
>tree will hold me if I climb it and I don't trust my aim with the wrist
>rocket though I have my own so anyone with any aim at all can put the rope
>back for me.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:33 PM
>Subject: raising antennas
>
>
> > Hello;
> > Just like the rest of the world many blind people are more handy than
> > others.  I can generally figure out the basics of a radio on my own but
> > when
> > it comes to antenna installation help is needed.  Its a combination of
> > soldering, drilling and knowing where those mysterious power lines are.
> > True some blind folks can solder and many aren't reluctant to get out the
> > drill but I would rather look for some assistance and feel more certain it
> > is done correctly the first time.
> > The down side of things can be that sometimes your helpers feel they no
> > best
> > and what you end up with may not be what you planned on.
> > Looking at my hf9v even if the instructions were brailed (which they won't
> > be) they rely heavily on pictures and color codes.
> > Richard
>
>
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