[AMRadio] sources for alignment tools

[K6OSM via AMRadio]

I am late getting into this discussion, I have a large collection of  
alignment tools from the 70's up to the 90's that I used on Farinon and Collins  
microwave stations. My collection apparently is U.S. made and has held up 
well  for about 35 years. I still have several Motorola new in plastic pocket  
protectors that came filled with the most popular alignment tools for 2-way 
 mobiles and base stations. If I can help identify any particular tool by 
name or  size I am happy to help.
 
Bob K6OSM
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/31/2015 10:06:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
amradio at mailman.qth.net writes:

I totally agree  with the statements about the quality of alignment tools! 
I've  got quite a collection from all the Marti RUP and STL gear and  
Motorola 2 way stuff I've tweaked they're all the finest Chinese Sweat  Shop 
quality available. The hex tools round off on the corners and the slot  types 
break on the ends, manufacturers are just not interested in making them  out of 
Delrin or some such, they can sell more that way.
For the cans  in Marti RPU transmitters that have a slug with a TINY slot, 
I've  taken to using a Bourns (or equivalent) trim pot tweaker and filing 
the  flat metal blade end down to fit in the slug slots. That  reduces the 
effect of metal in the magnetic field as much as possible and  cuts the 
breaking of the tweaker down to zero. The gotcha is that there  is still metal in 
the magnetic field, but a couple of extra SWAG tweaks gets  things onto 
frequency.
Bill AD5OL
From: Don  Cunningham <DonC at martineer.net>
To: amradio at mailman.qth.net 
Sent:  Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] sources for  alignment tools

Bob,
I figured you had, but wanted to  check.  I didn't, and that was in 2004, 
and have been sorry ever  since when I try to use the set.  It might be 
okay if I were into TV  repair, as it has a multitude of the screwdriver 
slot tools, but the hex  tools are a joke.  Thanks for posting the 
number, as I have been  picking up old used ones as I can and finding 
them MUCH better than the  new ones.
73,
Don, WB5HAK

On 3/31/2015 9:29 AM, rbethman  wrote:
> Don,
>
> Sure did!
>
> They are fiber  filled Delrin.
>
> A couple others are fiberglass.
>
>  Got it last year.
>
> Regards, Bob - N0DGN
>
>
>  On 3/31/2015 10:00 AM, Don Cunningham wrote:
>> I would just ask, has  anyone bought one of these "GC" kits 
>> recently??  MANY of  these names of electronic tools are like the 
>> TV's, etc and are NO  longer the quality they once were.  BEWARE, I 
>> bought myself  the "roll up" set of GC tools that I drooled over for 
>> all my  working years for myself as a retirement gift to myself and 
>> it's  FULL of cheap, plastic tools.  Just a word to the wise.
>> Don,  WB5HAK
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/31/2015 8:46 AM,  rbethman wrote:
>>> List,
>>>
>>> Go to:  
>>>  <http://www.onlinecomponents.com/gc-electronics-5040.html?p=11415498>
>>>
>>>  They have 13 in stock and are only $18.74.
>>>
>>> Lot  Cheaper than E-Pay!
>>>
>>> Regards, Bob -  N0DGN
>
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