[Boatanchors] Bird Electronics?????

[Roger Shultz]

Here is a very informative link on repairing Bird Slugs. Even if you never
have to do one the information is really good about how they work and are
constructed.

http://www.repeater-builder.com/projects/bird-element-tour/bird-element-tour
.html

73, Roger, NJ2R

-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Glenn Little
WB4UIV
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 11:03 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bird Electronics?????

Pop the top off of the element.
There is a screw where you can disassemble the element.
There is also a hole to adjust the pick off voltage for the element.
Is your element dead (detector blown) or does not read correctly (dropped)?

73
Glenn
WB4UIV




At 10:22 PM 9/9/2011, Harold Hairston wrote:
>While we are on this thread, does anyone know of any company that 
>will repair Bird Elements?
>
>Harold
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mark Foltarz
>   To: Harold Hairston ; ebjr37 at charter.net ; manualman at juno.com
>   Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>   Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:17 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bird Electronics?????
>
>
>   Group,
>
>
>     Bird is still very much in business. I drove past their 
> building in Solon, Oh this past week as I suffered a cold on a "vacation."
>
>     Now the matter of if they will do business with the small guy 
> is anybody's guess. However, Coaxial Dynamics, also out of 
> Cleveland, will talk with a ham - and all their elements fit a good 
> old Bird 43.
>   http://www.coaxial.com/home_frames.htm
>   They did exhibit at the Dayton hamfest in recent years.
>
>
>
>   de KA4JVY
>
>
>   Mark
>
>
>
>
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>     From: Harold Hairston <k4hca at windstream.net>
>     To: ebjr37 at charter.net; manualman at juno.com
>     Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>     Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 9:58 PM
>     Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bird Electronics?????
>
>     Sandy;
>
>     I don't know about the status of the Bird Corporation. I can 
> tell you that I
>     contacted them twice in the last couple of years and received 
> no  response
>     either time. Seems that at least they don't care about the 
> "Small Fish". If
>     anyone learns the status, please let the rest of us know.
>
>     Harold
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: <manualman at juno.com>
>     To: <ebjr37 at charter.net>
>     Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>     Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 8:50 PM
>     Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bird Electronics?????
>
>
>     > It's Bird Technologies:
>     > http://www.bird-technologies.com/
>     >
>     > Pete, wa2cwa
>     >
>     > On Fri, 9 Sep 2011 19:46:26 -0500 "Sandy" <ebjr37 at charter.net>
writes:
>     >> I Googled Bird Electronics to see what elements were selling for
new.
>     >>  I got another outfit!  Looks like they are selling Bird and other
>     >> stuff.  Did Bird go out of business???  I would have never
suspected
>     >> this would happen!  I see my old Bird 4410 with the elements I have
>     >> are worth as much or more than they were worth new.
>     >>
>     >> Clew this old man in guys....is Bird still in business?
>     >>
>     >> 73,
>     >>
>     >> Sandy W5TVW
>     >>
>     >> General Radio is defunct I know and probably others too?
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