I’m fond of telling visitors to our home that I stock more electronic parts than a RadioShack. That used to mean something. But, I digress.
I took delivery of a used Cushcraft A50-3S 6-meter Yagi antenna yesterday (tnx, W8RU). And, today a package arrived from Dan’s Small Parts and Kits. Dan’s is a good place to pick up some unusal semiconductors. In fact, he probably has the largest stock of thru-hole dual-gate MOSFETs left in the world. I ordered a lifetime supply of piston trimmers and BF981s, in addition to a few other odds and ends for my VHF+ adventure. As I use some of this stuff, it will get written up here—reminds me, I owe a schematic for the 6-meter RX converter.
Tomorrow, I expect to receive the remaining components (mostly miscellaneous carbon composition resistors) to build the TX section of the 6-meter converter from Mouser, in addition to some TS-930 spare parts purchased to make the shipping worthwhile. Enough shopping! It’s time to build some stuff.
