Eric, Being the cheap hams that we are (I am at least), couldn't you just get 5 Tees for a couple bucks a piece and have your favorite two-way shop make up four 12.5 inch cables from RG-214 for about $15 each? Total around $75.
I've had cables made in our area for about that price. Obviously, you could build them yourself for even cheaper. Dwayne Kincaid WD8OYG > Steve, > > That trick works fine for offsetting the harness tee from the loop assembly > in the can, but it doesn't do a thing for increasing the spacing between the > tees. The later-design Sinclair Q202-G duplexers come with a one- piece > harness that is made up from sections of RG-214/U cable with five crimped-on > N tees and two crimped-on straight N plugs. The tees are made by Delta > Electronics, and are intended for one-time, permanent installation. Even if > great care is used in cutting off the ferrules, it is very easy to damage > the tee during the process. > > Although it is time-consuming to dismantle the high-split harness and > re-build it with longer cable sections between the tees, the club chose to > buy the harness from Sinclair. It cost about $125 five years ago. Once the > new harness was installed, the Q202-G duplexer tuned up perfectly in the 2m > band. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve S. Bosshard > (NU5D) > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 1:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair Q202G duplexer Conversion > > When I moved some 155 mhz duplexers to 146 I found adding a type n elbow > in places where I could not get the notch to move made just enough > difference. This adds about an inch without having to rebuild the > harness, or else a nice way to test cable lengths. Also if adding the > elbow makes things worse, then you might want to cut and try. 73, Steve > NU5D > > Eric Lemmon wrote: > > Bill, > > > > This topic has been addressed several times in recent years. There is no > > "formula" for the harness; Sinclair makes two harnesses, one with 12" > > >
