[Milsurplus] BC-611 antenna insulator

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

It depends upon whether the insulators in question are ceramic or 
polystyrene. The latter can often be removed with a square cross section Ez-Out. 
Destroys the insulator, of course. The former I have tried various methods on 
over the years. I have never removed more than about two ceramic ones intact. 
They are apparently glued in. One of these days I am going to try one more 
method, baking at 400F for one hour and then sticking a cold (room 
temperature) antenna into them to see whether or not that will degrade whatever glue 
was used. 

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 03/01/2016 17:30:26 PM Central Standard Time, 
clare.owens at gmail.com writes: 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm looking at the insulators on my two BC-611 cases and the top of one is 
> broken and the other is cracked. They appear to be threaded into place but 
> there is no obvious place to grab them for turning without making the 
> damage worse.
> 
> 
> Is there a good way to remove them or is it just grab and smash?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Clare
> 

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