[MRCG] Rack and/or Connector for 618T-2

[Mark J. Blair]

I've asked before, and I don't expect success this time, either, but here goes nothing:

I'm looking for a mounting rack, or at least just the mating connector, for the Collins 618T-2 that I bought at the last MRCG. The only one I've come across so far was offered at a higher price than I was interested in paying. Maybe it was the reasonable going rate for one, but it was more than I paid for the radio, and I hit a solid mental block at paying for it. :)

Possible racks include either a 390J-1
 for new installations, or a 49-T4 conversion rack for retrofit in place of an older radio (not sure which one). The mating connector for the radio is Cannon DPE-60-33S or DPE-60-33S-A101. I'm not finding any listed as available online at the moment, even at golden-toilet-seat pricing.

I expect that I'll end up fabricating my own mating connector and rack for use in my house, which rarely experiences inverted flight. But if any are gathering dust out there just waiting for me to free up the garage space they're hogging up, please drop me a line.

Hey, as long as I'm wishing for unicorns, how about a 60 Hz single phase to 400 Hz 3 phase motor generator or solid state inverter, somewhere in southern California? :)

-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/