Greetings Elecrafters, Sorry for the "Slightly OT" post but I thought this list would be possible resource given the Sierra's relationship to the Elecraft product line.
Being a tinkerer at heart, I picked up one of the FAR Circuits Sierra PC boards and several band module boards at a hamfest a while back. Thanks to access to several well-stocked "junkboxes" I've been able to source most of the common stuff. However, the one item I'm running into an issue with is the notorious edge card connector. Digi-Key lists what is supposedly an ROHS compliant sub for the original part, but it's non-stock with a minimum quantity of 10. Needless to say, I'm not really inclined to spend $80+ and then have 9 spare connectors around just to get the one I need.... I've thought about trying to "engineer" a substitute out of individual pins with a redesigned band module board sitting horizontally instead of vertically (hope I'm making sense here!) Any comments on that, or does anyone have a reasonably priced single-quantity source for the connector or maybe one floating around in a junkbox? (New or "experienced" is OK as long as it is the correct fit and useable.) TNX/73, Al ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
