Stick with fiberglass..... Why are you probing the anode of a klystron?? Dan KF8DB
To: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.comfrom: mwbese...@cox.netdate: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:19:12 -0500Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick I’d be wary of wood… it can attract enough moisture to become conductive. Mike WM4B From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken ArckSent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6:03 PMTo: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.comsubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick At 02:22 PM 2/3/2009, dallasreact112 wrote:>Does any one know where I can obtain a fiberglass "chicken stick"?>I had one at Collins Radio that was about a foot long, 1/4 inch in>diameter and would like to obtain the same. It is sure a lot safer>probing around the anode of a Klystron with a chicken stick than a>metal screwdriver.<---Then again there's always wood. Never had a problem with a kiln dried dowel before....Ken----------------------------------------------------------President and CTO - Arcom CommunicationsMakers of repeater controllers and accessories.http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave andwe offer complete repeater packages!AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000http://www.irlp.net"We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
