Good evening.  I recently acquired a BC-659H VHF Radio.  The condition looks great, and it appears that it was working at one time, or someone was trying to get it working.  Is there someone in the group that does repairs on these types of radios?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Dave

David Ostrander
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Arlington, VA 22207
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Mobile 703.798.4239


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  1. Re: [MMRCG] [HarrisRadio] UG-565 adapters (Nick England)
  2. Re: UG-565 adapters (B. Smith)
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  4. Re: UG-565 adapters (Doran Platt)
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:20:54 -0400
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Ray :" Think this may be the only application of type C connectors on a HF
device that I have seen."

Nick: "Umm, I'm looking at the back of my R-390A...."
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:21:44 -0400
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Doesnt adding the C to N adapter change the length of the phase line?


On 7/17/2023 3:16 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
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> Why do UG-565 Type C to Type N adapters cost so much! The final output
> combiner on my Harris RF-1110B uses them on its input and the output
> of the rack frame are all type N plugs. Been using just one half of
> the amplifier, two panels and that comes out as a signal N connector
> on the back of the amplifier frame. But now that I am getting the
> other half of the amplifier up and running will need to connect the
> original external RF combiner network external of the amplifier and
> that has type C connectors. Don?t know what I did with the original
> cables but will have to have matching cables from each set of
> amplifiers and matching adapters to keep everything in phase. Have a
> couple adapters now for the output and rejection load.
>
> Looked on eBay and it looks like they beat you down for at least
> twenty or thirty bucks per adapter! Plus shipping. Maybe I can con
> someone around here for less?
>
> Wonder who?s idea it was to use C connectors anyway?
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:47:24 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: "B. Smith" <[email protected]>
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> On Jul 17, 2023, at 5:22 PM, B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ?Doesnt adding the C to N adapter change the length of the phase line?
>
>
>> On 7/17/2023 3:16 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>>
>> Why do UG-565 Type C to Type N adapters cost so much! The final output combiner on my Harris RF-1110B uses them on its input and the output of the rack frame are all type N plugs. Been using just one half of the amplifier, two panels and that comes out as a signal N connector on the back of the amplifier frame. But now that I am getting the other half of the amplifier up and running will need to connect the original external RF combiner network external of the amplifier and that has type C connectors. Don?t know what I did with the original cables but will have to have matching cables from each set of amplifiers and matching adapters to keep everything in phase. Have a couple adapters now for the output and rejection load.
>>
>> Looked on eBay and it looks like they beat you down for at least twenty or thirty bucks per adapter! Plus shipping. Maybe I can con someone around here for less?
>>
>> Wonder who?s idea it was to use C connectors anyway?
>>
>> Ray F/KA3EKH
>>
>>
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