[Elecraft] Slightly OT: Handbook Sierra band module connector?

[Al Gulseth]

Greetings Elecrafters,

Sorry for the "Slightly OT" post but I thought this list would be possible 
resource given the Sierra's relationship to the Elecraft product line.

Being a tinkerer at heart, I picked up one of the FAR Circuits Sierra PC 
boards and several band module boards at a hamfest a while back. Thanks to 
access to several well-stocked "junkboxes" I've been able to source most of 
the common stuff.

However, the one item I'm running into an issue with is the notorious edge 
card connector. Digi-Key lists what is supposedly an ROHS compliant sub for 
the original part, but it's non-stock with a minimum quantity of 10. Needless 
to say, I'm not really inclined to spend $80+ and then have 9 spare 
connectors around just to get the one I need....

I've thought about trying to "engineer" a substitute out of individual pins 
with a redesigned band module board sitting horizontally instead of 
vertically (hope I'm making sense here!) Any comments on that, or does anyone 
have a reasonably priced single-quantity source for the connector or maybe 
one floating around in a junkbox? (New or "experienced" is OK as long as it 
is the correct fit and useable.)

TNX/73, Al