Thanks to all for your comments on the faulty 100-250 Mhz 100 watt
Bird Slug. (100c)

My ham friend and I made separate calls to Bird Corporation and talked
to two Bird Corporation technicians Monday morning. Both believe it is
a deteriorated diode that is causing the lower readings. The slugs
are rated at +/- 5%.

The pot underneath the label tab is for recalibration purposes and
and has to be adjusted carefully. However it will not correct a bad
or deteriorating diode. They will recalibrate for $50 but no longer
repair slugs. A new slug is $75 plus shipping from their distributors.
Slightly less if you have an account with them.

Again thanks for all of your inputs.
73 K3BEQ

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:11:27 -0400, "Murray Green, K3BEQ"
wrote:


Thanks to all for your comments on the faulty 100-250 Mhz 100 watt
Bird Slug. (100c)

My ham friend and I made separate calls to Bird Corporation and talked
to two Bird Corporation technicians Monday morning. Both believe it is
a deteriorated diode that is causing the lower readings. The slugs
are rated at +/- 5%.

The pot underneath the label tab is for recalibration purposes and
and has to be adjusted carefully. However it will not correct a bad
or deteriorating diode. They will recalibrate for $50 but no longer
repair slugs. A new slug is $75 plus shipping from their distributors.
Slightly less if you have an account with them.

Again thanks for all of your inputs.
73 K3BEQ

FYI, this guy sells both new and used Bird slugs.

http://www.radiodan.com/

He might do a trade-out with you.

bob
k5qwg

Murray Green, K3BEQ wrote:
Thanks to all for your comments on the faulty 100-250 Mhz 100 watt
Bird Slug. (100c)

My ham friend and I made separate calls to Bird Corporation and talked
to two Bird Corporation technicians Monday morning. Both believe it is
a deteriorated diode that is causing the lower readings. The slugs
are rated at +/- 5%.

Isn't that 5% of FULL SCALE?
And with the highly nonlinear scale, the thing can be WAY off in the
middle. I've never had two bird slugs that read the same at half scale.
mike

The pot underneath the label tab is for recalibration purposes and
and has to be adjusted carefully. However it will not correct a bad
or deteriorating diode. They will recalibrate for $50 but no longer
repair slugs. A new slug is $75 plus shipping from their distributors.
Slightly less if you have an account with them.

Again thanks for all of your inputs.
73 K3BEQ



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***Im certain it would be full scale. My particular slug read 60w
when it should be reading 100w which of course is a high percentile
discrepancy.
73 Murray, K3BEQ
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mike wrote:

Murray Green, K3BEQ wrote:
Thanks to all for your comments on the faulty 100-250 Mhz 100 watt
Bird Slug. (100c)

My ham friend and I made separate calls to Bird Corporation and talked
to two Bird Corporation technicians Monday morning. Both believe it is
a deteriorated diode that is causing the lower readings. The slugs
are rated at +/- 5%.

Isn't that 5% of FULL SCALE?
And with the highly nonlinear scale, the thing can be WAY off in the
middle. I've never had two bird slugs that read the same at half scale.
mike

The pot underneath the label tab is for recalibration purposes and
and has to be adjusted carefully. However it will not correct a bad
or deteriorating diode. They will recalibrate for $50 but no longer
repair slugs. A new slug is $75 plus shipping from their distributors.
Slightly less if you have an account with them.

Again thanks for all of your inputs.
73 K3BEQ

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with links. Delete this sig when replying.
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Wanted, PCMCIA SCSI Card for HP m820 CDRW.
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***Thanks. I checked it out and it looks good. $15 saving on used slug
vs new, in my case, but with a new warrantee.
K3BEQ
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Bob Miller wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:11:27 -0400, "Murray Green, K3BEQ"
wrote:


Thanks to all for your comments on the faulty 100-250 Mhz 100 watt
Bird Slug. (100c)

My ham friend and I made separate calls to Bird Corporation and talked
to two Bird Corporation technicians Monday morning. Both believe it is
a deteriorated diode that is causing the lower readings. The slugs
are rated at +/- 5%.

The pot underneath the label tab is for recalibration purposes and
and has to be adjusted carefully. However it will not correct a bad
or deteriorating diode. They will recalibrate for $50 but no longer
repair slugs. A new slug is $75 plus shipping from their distributors.
Slightly less if you have an account with them.

Again thanks for all of your inputs.
73 K3BEQ

FYI, this guy sells both new and used Bird slugs.

http://www.radiodan.com/

He might do a trade-out with you.

bob
k5qwg