[Milsurplus] My Latest Project ART-13/B AM Transmitter

[J. Forster]

Sounds like the 5" shock has a very fast rise time, but may be of small
amplitude. The blocks and the large mass of the Tx may well protect it.

-John

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> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 6:42 PM, <WA5CAB at cs.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Plus an ET would have to use a ladder to get the transmitter top cover
>> off.
>>  Standing on a ladder while underway is great fun.  If you can fly.
>>
>
>
> That's what had me stumped. It could almost seem reasonable to have the
> power supply itself elevated for servicing purposes, assuming the
> transmitter was mounted remotely. I'd just hate to be one of the guys
> trying to get that beast more than a couple inches off the deck. In the
> interest of weight savings and financial benefit, they'd switch from iron
> to aluminum by the time I was pressed.
>
> And Mike - I think the mystery about shock absorbing on the TCZ/ATC type
> slides is solved. The manual mentions those little rubber blocks inside
> the
> slides as offering some shock absorbing protection. I did chuckle when I
> read that. 'Some' being the key word here. Maybe some protection against
> vibration, but a stout jolt? I'm not seeing it.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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