Craig Rairdin wrote: >> The Power Pole connectors on the K3 are a bad choice for this >> application.... why? : > > I've never understood the fascination with these connectors. They seem > rather flakey and cheap to me. You don't always get a solid connection. They > move around too much especially with a heavy-conductor wire hanging off > them. If you're going to depend on a friction fit, then give the thing some > friction. > > Craig > NZ0R >
Tha main reason they have become "standard" is that the ARRL (ARES) declared them so, so all the good little sheep follow. -- --- _ _ _ _ _ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ John L. Sielke ( W )( 2 )( A )( G )( N ) http://w2agn.net \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ http://www.blurty.com/users/w2agn Member screwed by QRP-ARCI! http://w2agn.net/noarci.html _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
