[Boatanchors] Bird Electronics?????
David C. Hallam
dhallam at knology.net
Sat Sep 10 07:47:29 EDT 2011
I think this article or a similar one was published in QST within the
last couple of years.
David
KW4DH
On 9/9/2011 11:40 PM, Roger Shultz wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>> 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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