[Premium-Rx] Vacuum fluoresence displays for RF590(A), RF2368, RF1310 etc.

[Berndt Josef Wulf]

G'day,

The above rigs use vacuum fluoresence displays. These degrade over time 
loosing their brigthness. I've been doing some searching and found the 
following parts offered by Futaba, that seem promising candidates as 
replacements.

Mode Display - P/N 20-sy-05g
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20 characters single row alphanumerical display of 5mm character height
http://www.futaba.com/products/displays/full/46-full.pdf


Frequency Display - P/N 11-lt-12g
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11 digits single row 7-segement display of 13mm character height
http://www.futaba.com/products/displays/full/17-full.pdf

Has anyone looked into this?

The electrical parameters appear to be closely compatible, but I'm unable to 
confirm whether or not the pin-outs match those of the Harris display 
assemblies. In any case, making a new display PCB wouldn't be much of an 
effort if this was required.

Any thoughts?

73, Berndt
VK5ABN