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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Pac 12 Production

James Bennett anounced on the Pac 12 Yahoo Group that Pacific Antenna was suspending production for lack of machined parts.  James will not outsource so he has refunded money on current orders.   So It looks like back to the original design and home brewing.  Here we are cutting threads on the !/4 inch aluminum rod.  Will post more as I go along.  You can access the original Pac 12 here.  Directions are pretty complete and it uses very available hardware.  The only issue is with the Collapsible section. I have tried to contact Pacific Antenna but have not had a response yet.   There  a couple leads to follow.  Buddipole offers a 72inch telescopic antenna with a threaded base.  One is on order.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Several people have asked about the Pac 12 at club meetings and Lost Team outings.  Glad to see that but have also found out that Pacific Antenna has stopped taking orders due to a parts shortage.  I gather that one of there suppliers has closed shop?   So the club build of the Pac 12 is on hold until we can find the necessary parts. There are a couple of promising leads but will wait until we have parts in hand before proceeding.