Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dg01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dg01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.9]) by air-di06.mail.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILINDI062-eacb4bce1af6339; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:21:58 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dg01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id BC96738000088; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:21:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1O4KsV-0005ur-UA for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:21:07 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1O4KsV-0005ui-Ic for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:21:07 +0100 Received: from mailout-us.gmx.com ([74.208.5.67]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1O4KsS-0000Cm-TJ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:21:07 +0100 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 20 Apr 2010 21:20:57 -0000 Received: from 75-168-150-7.mpls.qwest.net (EHLO [192.168.1.100]) [75.168.150.7] by mail.gmx.com (mp-us001) with SMTP; 20 Apr 2010 17:20:57 -0400 X-Authenticated: #60769621 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+xK7pvrOixJ7eISKEm97nAQXrfAxOcOrITW5GCwF ajUOvKtwqTDy9Z Message-ID: <4BCE1AAD.9090009@gmx.com> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:20:45 -0500 From: "Mike.WE0H" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <681228559-1271689925-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1565535176-@bda171.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>,<003b01cadfd7$a44098e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <003001cae0b0$820545d0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> In-Reply-To: <003001cae0b0$820545d0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.70999999999999996 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: EARTH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d41094bce1af44575 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) I think connector's that are gold plated are done that way because the general public looks at a gold plated item as high quality. If it was tarnished silver plated, then it wouldn't look so pretty. We all know silver is a darn good conductor for RF so we use it when we can. The audio-phools use their fancy looking gold plating 'cause it looks pretty...hi hi...We aren't phools so we use silver 'cause it's lower cost and is a better RF conductor. Mike WE0H Mal wrote: > > > Rik > I have not investigated gold v silver but high quality low loss plugs/socket > pins are gold plated, if what you say is correct why not silver? > mal/g3kev