[Milsurplus] BC-611 antenna insulator

[Clare Owens]

I took Breck's advice and went over to Lowe's.  They stock a BrassCraft
Nylon Hose Barb with a 90 degree elbow 3/8 in ID hose Barb x 1/4 in MIP
that will make a good replacement for the Mil insulators.  Breck cut off
the hex portion, just leaving the pipe thread but I decided to leave the
hex part attached and cut where the smaller tube leaves the hex since just
a little work with a round file will make it a nice tight fit on the
antenna.  Not that I'm planning to ever use the radio in the rain, but...
His way does look better, though.

Thanks, Breck!

Clare

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 11:14 PM, WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus <
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> 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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