On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 04:48 AM, David Wilcox K8WPE wrote:
That soldering photo should be part of a question in every ham radio exam.
When I worked at RCA Astro in the '80s, we had an post-grad intern for the summer.? Bright kid, working on his
master's at a prestigious engineering/technology institute in Massachusetts, asked me,?
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"Do you have any of that shiny silver stuff you melt onto the wires, or do you just melt the wires together?"?
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Sadly, it was a serious question, this guy had his BSEET from a top school and had never made a soldered joint in his life.? At least he knew to ask.....
73, Don N2VGU
Don N2VGU