[Milsurplus] Aircraft graveyards as a source of radio parts ?

[J. Forster]

Roger Basford wrote:

> [snip]  but if anyone
> knows of a possible source of the racks or just the mating female connectors
> I'd be interested to hear about it. There are two 18S-4s in my area looking
> for these plugs, the UK supply having dried up when a bunch of the radios
> were sold off a few years ago. I'd hate to start soldering wires to the pins
> on the rig backplane, mainly because as soon as I do that Murphy's Law will
> dictate that a supply of plugs will turn up!
>
> 73,
>
> Roger Basford, G3VKM

I know racks are VERY hard to find, but the connectors may not be so bad. Try
Wm. Perry or Apex in Sun Valley (if they still exist). Many of the connectors
are standard, but rare.

Also, you might consider getting loose pins and inserting them then cast some
RTV over the assembly. Not pretty, but functional  AND reversible.

FWIW,
-John