[Milsurplus] [ARC5] IN-83 Question

[Tom B]

  See http://www.earthwaterfire.com/insulators.htm


On 9/11/2010 11:56 AM, J. Forster wrote:
> A couple of years ago, I was looking for some IN-83s and found that they
> are still being made for high temperature wiring. Omega, among others,
> sells them new. They are slightly different size than the genuine IN-83s,
> but it'd take a micrometer to really know which is which.
>
> I eventually got the real IN-83s.
>
> Best,
>
> -John
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>>    Couldn't find anything definitive with google, so I put a page on the
>> three most common USAAF antenna feedline insulators (IN-81, IN-82, and
>> IN-83) on my web page:
>>
>> http://aafradio.org/docs/aircraft_antenna_insulators.html
>>
>> When I get some time I'll add some of the external antenna insulators
>> and tension units, both Army and Navy.
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike  KC4TOS
>>
>> On 9/11/2010 2:44 AM, Henry Mei'l's wrote:
>>> Could someone post a picture of  or link to the  IN-83 so I could
>>> visualize
>>> what's being discussed here?
>>>
>>> Thanks,  Henry M., Cph.
>>>
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>>> From:<WA5CAB at cs.com>
>>> To:<jfor at quik.com>;<arc5 at mailman.qth.net>;<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 7:16 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] IN-83 Question
>>>
>>>
>>>> I would agree that they are not.  If you strung some onto a wire and
>>>> then
>>>> flexed the wire, the wire would be exposed at each joint and the total
>>>> length
>>>> occupied by the insulators would increase.  Antenna ceramic beads
>>>> should
>>>> be
>>>> hemispherical male one end, female the other.
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 9/10/2010 10:44:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
>>>> jfor at quik.com writes:
>>>>> Are the "IN-83"s in eBay item 300464358057 really gen-u-ine?
>>>>>
>>>>> The ends of the IN-83s I've seen are much more spherical than those
>>>>> pictured.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>> Robert&   Susan Downs - Houston
>>>> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
>>>> MVPA 9480
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