Re: Help ID'ing a possible capacitor

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Original poster: "Allanh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <allanh-at-starband-dot-net>

I agree that your item looks like a helical resonator used
in two meter repeater duty. It is used to notch out the local transmitter,
which is on a different but very close frequency, from the reciever freq.
because in repeaters the xmtr and rcvr are operating at the same time. Our
club
repeater unit wears a similar sign, DO NOT TOUCH!

allan WA4AON

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Subject: Re: Help ID'ing a possible capacitor


> Original poster: "Alexander Rice by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ajjrice-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> Dear jesse,
>
> sorry to disapoint but i dont think it is a capacitor, although i am no
> expert on these thing i think it is some sort of resonant cavity for
either
> transmitting or reciving radio
> signals, it is dated 1968 which would maks sense as this was a reasonably
> common way t pick up short wave radio, i am sure there are some HAM radio
> people on the
> list who can give you a more complete explaination, if you are just
> starting in coiling i reccomend getting your self a mmc using the geek
> group caps as you are farmore
> likely to have a safe and enjoyable first time expeience that way
>
> ragards
>
> alex
>
>
>