In Ingress, can I link to a portal with less than 8 resonators?

If I have a key to a portal with 8 resonators, and I approach a portal with only 7 resonators, I cannot link the portals - I have to add a resonator first.

But what about the opposite situation? If I have a key to a portal with only 7 resonators, and I approach a portal with 8 resonators, can I create a link between them?

(If not, there may be some point to destroying only one resonator of a strong enemy portal - to prevent links from being created.)

Solution 1:

You can't link two portals unless they both have all 8 resonators :

Both the Origin and Destination Portals of the Link must have all eight Resonators deployed on each portal