[FADCA] portmapper

[Russell Oder]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association"
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] portmapper


> At 05:14 PM 8/28/2004, you wrote:
> >Help!  I have agreed to assemble a Comet GP-9N Dual Band (144 and 440)
> >antenna for WA2VLD.  The bottom section connected to the mid section just
> >fine.HOWEVER, the portion of the joint between the mid section of the
> >antenna that screws into the joint of the upper section will not go into
the
> >upper section joint as it is supposed to. The lower portion of the joint
is
> >too big for the upper portion, it will not go inside the upper portion
far
> >enough to engage the threads.
> >
> >Anyone with suggestions?
> >
> >Russ
>
> It almost sounds like you have the middle section backwards. I'm assuming
> you are talking about the radome cover right?
> Other than that I'd need to see it to be able to tell you anything Russ.
>
Right on the radom cover....

Well, Bill, I wondered about that myself, thinking they were just not in the
right positon. But the taper is going in the right direction, the portion
that is to be screwed into the next section is in the right order and
position, and the internal parts (the actual radiating portions are mating
correctly).  It looks like they made a manufacturing mistake and made the
male member portion of the joint too large in diameter to go into the female
portion of the joint, they can not (pardon the pun) complete the
"interaction" by the male screwing into the female and the female being able
to accept the male member of the joint......

Maybe one or the other is just not in the "mood."
.
.
.
I thought about junction lubrication and warming one up to accept the other,
but there are flaws in either approach to make them more atractive to each
other.....probably would not enable them to form a lasting junction......it
looks like I am screwed for now but they aren't.........joined in happy
junction to form a complete member.....

Does anyone have any suggestive (pun intended) methods to increase the
possiblities of a lasting union that could be accepted and recognized by all
partipants?

Russ
>
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> Bill Sinbine
> n4xeo at bellsouth.net
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