[Elecraft] Tuner bug

[Andy Durbin]

"Careful inspection of the air-spaced variable revealed a small bug between the plates.  It was carefully extracted and viewed under the microscope.  It was well charred!"

For the detail oriented - bug was identified as attagenus pellio (carpet beetle).  They are common here in Arizona.  They have a very high crush resistance but it seems poor tolerance of high RF voltage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attagenus_pellio

73,
Andy, k3wyc