In reply to G4ISJ:
“Steve certainly knows his stuff.”
That’s for sure Pete, the transmitter design is wonderful, I’m not one for hero worship but you know…
Barry, it’s decals. I found them entirely adequate and they look ok now they’re on. I sprayed it up a nice shade of bright YELLOW! Then on with the decals and sealed with a clear lacquer. Looks pretty good, I think.
73,
Ian MM0GYX
In reply to MM0GYX:
Wow, Ian, you got that put together quickly. Congratulations!
I was looking closely at the TriBander information at the weekend after Bill W4ZV pointed out it’s merits to me. I imagined the rig to be much bigger than it actually is. I think I would quite like to build a TriBander.
I’m impressed that there were no charges to pay, I hope the same is true for the MTR when that comes in the next few weeks or so.
I’m not overly keen on the Hendricks brushed metal cases though.
73, Colin
They are ruff, its true.
I used to apply good coat of primer and 2 coats of paint on em.
Sound like my PFR3.
In reply to M0CGH:
I think the brushed metal gives a nice finish once a few coats of paint are applied.
I don’t think you’d like the kit though Colin, no, there are too many large through hole components to contend with, not your type of thing (to quote Father Ted) (-:
Seriously though Colin, it is a beaut. I worked S57X/P on 17m with it the other day and heard N4EX work him just before me, very clear, nice receiver.
73,
Ian
In reply to VA2SG:
Thanks for posting that link, I enjoyed that!
Looks like a very nice rig, the tuning seems to work well with the fast and slow rates.
73, Colin
In reply to MM0GYX:
I don’t think you’d like the kit though Colin, no, there are too many
large through hole components to contend with, not your type of thing
(to quote Father Ted) (-:
Hey Ian, I can do through hole components too you know! 
Aargh! You’ve got me wanting one now! I like the thought of having a good 17m rig, my RockMite seems a bit deaf, I need to have another look at it.
If I got a TriBander I’d probably send it to the guy who painted my SW, I’m not very good with paint!
http://m0cgh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/sw-20-keyer-speed-control.html
73, Colin
In reply to MM0GYX:
I sprayed it up a nice shade of bright YELLOW!
Great idea Ian. Beware though - I know an activator that left something yellow on a summit… no names mentioned.
Looks pretty good, I think.
Will this be photographed for us all to see and wonder at? 
73, Gerald G4OIG
In reply to G4OIG:
Great idea Ian. Beware though - I know an activator that left
something yellow on a summit…
Was it snow?
:-?
Pete
In reply to G4OIG:
“Will this be photographed for us all to see and wonder at? :-)”
This will sound stupid, where do I send the photographs? I used to use facebook, but cancelled my account. Where do people do that kind of stuff?
I would be happy to share an image or two.
73,
Ian
In reply to MM0GYX:
Scroll to the top or bottom of a SOTAwatch page.
See that line of blue links?
See the one marked Photos?
Andy
MM0FMF
In reply to G4ISJ:
Was it snow? :-?
Had to think about that for a minute Pete. No, the reference I made was to an electronic yellow escapee…
73, Gerald G4OIG
In reply to MM0FMF:
Yeah, thanks Andy. I asked that question just for you, I’m just not observant. I’m an NDT technician you see, we get help to find things, in general.
Picture is coming, soon.
73,
Ian
In reply to MM0GYX:
Images uploaded to sota photostream.
73,
Ian
In reply to MM0GYX:
Images uploaded to sota photostream.
Very nice.
Pete
In reply to G4OIG:
In reply to G4ISJ:
No, the reference I
made was to an electronic yellow escapee…
Not the rather large one that was left in Coire an t’Sneachda by the RAF a couple of winters ago then?
73
Barry GM4TOE
In reply to GM4TOE:
No Barry, this yellow item had no moving parts and could be carried in a trouser pocket… ooops, I’ve said too much already. Why did I mention this in the first place?
In reply to MM0GYX:
Hmmm, nice Ian. Makes me wonder why we mainly have black, grey and silver rigs, wear relatively drab clothes and drive around in silver cars (well I don’t). That’s given me an idea for my next homebuild project. 
73, Gerald G4OIG
In reply to MM0GYX:
Images uploaded to sota photostream.
I’ve been trying to find the pictures of your tri-bander on the Flickr SOTA group for ages, I have only just managed to see the pics, it seems as though you have to be signed in to Flickr to see them!
Anyway, you’ve done a very nice job Ian, I can see you’ve paid a lot of attention to detail, like putting the resistors in with the same orientation. Some people might think that this is going too far, but I disagree, firstly it just looks nicer, and secondly, most importantly, it can be a great help whilst debugging if all the values of components can be read easily without having to constantly rotate the PCB.
You’ve got a very nice, well built rig there Ian.
73, Colin
In reply to G4ISJ:
In reply to G4OIG:
Great idea Ian. Beware though - I know an activator that left
something yellow on a summit…
Longmynd was an Aerial shooting range during the war, and when we used to go up there as children we occasionally found munitions lying around. My Dad warned me especially not to pick up anything yellow - I think he was remembering the explosive charges built into airbourne radar units to avoid capture, which was important for him to know, as a technician.
I trust that there is nothing secret in your rig Ian ;o)
Adrian
G4AZS
In reply to G4AZS:
“I trust that there is nothing secret in your rig Ian ;o)”
Adrian, I could tell you, but I’d have to…etc etc.
73,
Ian
In reply to G4OIG:
“No Barry, this yellow item had no moving parts and could be carried in a trouser pocket… ooops, I’ve said too much already. Why did I mention this in the first place?”
Gerald, was it a device to aid navigation? Made by Garmin maybe?
“Hmmm, nice Ian. Makes me wonder why we mainly have black, grey and silver rigs, wear relatively drab clothes and drive around in silver cars (well I don’t). That’s given me an idea for my next homebuild project. :-)”
I decided on the colour after seeing how good the Hendricks PFR looks.
73,
Ian