Around here, the outside connectors can be at a disadvantage as well because 
there's almost always a breeze and believe it or not, that will make it even 
with a big soldering gun, it will make it very hard to get the solder 
flowing. You can do it, but it takes a while, not as easy as inside and 
where I run the coax through, you pretty much have to solder the outside 
connectors outside.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 5:45 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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>> > Louis Kim Kline
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