those little high heat torches you can get where you put in a modified
lighter as the gas source are great.
They have a very thin flame stream and are quite easy to use as a blind
person as long as you don't stick your fingers in front of the flame.
They work rather well for pl259 connecters because you certainly have enough
heat, but they don't bathe the whole thing in 1800 degree flames and melt
the insulator.  You can focus the thin flame to exactly where you want.  The
other nice thing is that if your ears are good enough, you can tell when the
solder melts because it sort of bubbles and crackles as it's melting.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: raising antennas


>
> Hi John.
>
> Most times when that happens because either they aren't using a large
> enough iron to properly melt the solder, or there is plating that is
> keeping the solder from making a good bond.  Usually it is too small of an
> iron that is the problem.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 08:39 PM 11/9/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> >I know one too and he's the only one other than me who I'll let do it,
> >everyone else I've ever had do them for me, it's come off, the most
recent,
> >not even having any solder on it at all. He had the soldering iron with
him,
> >but I don't know, the solder didn't stick for some reason. So, from now
on,
> >I do my own. They might not be as pretty as my friend who's the pro, but
at
> >least they work.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 8:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: raising antennas
> >
> >
> > > 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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11/9/2008
> > >>9:53 AM
> > >
> > > Louis Kim Kline
> > > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
> >
> >
> >--
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11/10/2008
> >7:53 AM
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
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>
>
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7:53 AM
>
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