[NLRS] DEMI 10 GHz Transverter Oops

[Scott]

Well, I went and did it...I screwed up building my transverter.  Of 
course, it's the very last step in assembly...putting in the probe pins 
that couple RF into the pipe caps.  In my quest to insure that the head 
of the pins were flush with the board to make sure the probes would be 
vertical and parallel to each other, I exerted too much pressure with 
the toothpick and pushed the whole damn pin right through the circuit 
board.  I forgot that the board is only 0.015" thick and there is no 
support on the backside (inside the pipe caps).  So...I made a new probe 
out of enameled wire and hope it will work.  So, take warning and be 
VERY careful when installing and soldering the pins!!!   %$#&@#!!!


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Scott N0EDV