[Boatanchors] Fw: Measurements Instruments (Boonton) GDO #59

[Sandy]

LET's TRY AGAIN!  I couldn't seem to spell hairpin!  Must be my keyboard 
batteries are weak!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandy" <ebjr37 at charter.net>
To: "Ron" <w8ron at sbcglobal.net>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Measurements Instruments (Boonton) GDO #59


> Ihad the same problem when I bought a second hand model 59!
>
> I made mine with two banana plugs (standard ones with the screw on 
> sleeves.
> Didn't use the sleeves though!)  The hairpin is a length of #10 enamelled
> wire 20 mm. across the outside of the hairpin. The length of the whole
> assembly from the top of the hairpin to the bottom ends of the banana 
> plugs
> is 56 mm.  The banana plugs themselves before assembly were about 27.5 mm
> long.  The hairpin was soldered to the threaded bore of the banana plug.
>
> I tinned mine well and tried it using another grid dipper to check a tuned
> circuit in the 100-250 Mhz range to get the coil hairpin "calibrated" then
> soldered it in place.
>
> Works very well.
>
> 73,
>
> Sandy W5TVW
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron" <w8ron at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:31 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Measurements Instruments (Boonton) GDO #59
>
>
>>I have the model 59 but received it missing the 100 to 250 Mhz coil.
>> This is essentially a hairpin inductor about 1 inch long.
>>
>> Anyone have a spare for sale ?
>>
>> Anyone able to accurately measure it's dimensions so I can construct one
>> from scratch?
>>
>> Thanks
>> ---
>> Ron
>>
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