One of the most clever recommendations that I remember from those
discussions a few years ago was to wrap a few turns of wire from one
bail end to another and insert a short rod of some type and twist it
"tourniquet style" to slowly draw the ends inward until they are drawn
together enough to allow it to be attached.
Or -- you could dispense with the bail altogether (as I did) and cobble
together some taller 'feet' for the front of the radio so that the front
sits up about an inch or a little more above the surface upon which it
is resting. May not be too good for portable use, but for home use on a
desktop it works very well.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
K2 #3039
Mark Bayern wrote:
IMO, the bail is the most difficult piece of the assembly.
I used longer screws while assembling the thing and then changed them
out, carefully!, one at a time to screws of the correct length.
There were some great discussions on the forum a few years ago about
the tilt bail. Lots of different ideas about how to get the blasted
thing installed. A check of the archives might give you some ideas ...
certainly it will give you a few laughs, and you won't feel like the
only cave-man in the forum.
Mark AD5SS
K/2 5340
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