[jcassity]

i ran across a post on some other thread where the person said they use single conductor copper wire as its easy to work with instead of the multi-conductor flex equal version.

i somewhat disagree and agree however...
you strip and twist the end and tin,, it becomes a solid end so its equal.

i always pre-tin the wires before i j hook and insert them into the radio connection. this reduces the time required on the part with heat.
i also use flux which a lot of people think the flux core in solder is good enough. using flux cuts your time on point with heat by more than 50%.