‰  NOW 20 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2008 QST  PAGES 71, 72 AND 85  ‰

FIGURE 12.  15 CHECK SHIELD TO CENTER CONDUCTOR CONTINUITY IF OPEN WHEN
WIGGLED, TRIM THE EXCESS CENTER CONDUCTOR FLUSH AND SOLDER.  LET COOL.  16
CHECK SHIELD TO CENTER CONDUCTOR CONTINUITY.  I THINK THIS METHOD MAKES A
MUCH MORE RUGGED CONNECTOR.  SINCE I STARTED USING IT, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY
BROKEN OR INTERMITTENT SHIELDS AT THE CONNECTORS.  ALSO, IF THE ANTENNA SWR
IS LOW, THIS METHOD HANDLES MEDIUM POWER JUST FINE MY AMP DELIVERS 500 600
W OUTPUT.  NETWORK ANALYZER MEASUREMENTS I USED AN AGILENT 8753 OF
INSERTION LOSS, RETURN LOSS AND TIME DOMAIN DISCONTINUITIES SHOWS THE
THREADED SLEEVE METHOD OUTPERFORMS THE MOLDED CONNECTORS ON PURCHASED
JUMPER CABLES AND IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE FOUR HOLE SOLDER METHOD.  IT LOOKS
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JA0CRG/342 SP8AJK/356 EA3BT/340 JA7FWR/342 ON5WQ/342 AH6HY/339 K4CMS/342
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