Production and Shipping related News
The new March QST features a photo of one of our Launchers in the hands of Ed, WD4DTC. Great job, Ed!
We are preparing to depart tomorrow for Radiofest in Monterey. This weekend Alan and Dawn will operate a booth at the ‘Fest. Come by and say hi if you are in the area!
We have also started a new catalog replacement program that will solve the issues some are having with the present catalog. Internet Explorer seems to work with the old catalog, but some other browsers are not happy.
I have been testing a different trigger, and early results are excellent. The flow rate exceeds the standard trigger in dynamic bench testing. Launcher testing is still ahead, but these triggers have been used successfully on launchers before, so no difficulty is expected there. This posting is to help those who have been seeking triggers independently and provide some details.
We had a great trip to Quartzfest. Alan made 3 presentations – one on launchers, one on baluns and one on the amazing new LED flashlights. Hope to see you there next year!
We are about out of the inventory of triggers, so we will be shifting to a different unit. Eric has used these in his launchers and they work well. To my eye they are not quite as aesthetic, but functionality is fine. We will continue to evaluate other triggers and may find a better choice later on. The trigger is easy to upgrade when not glued, and we no longer recommend glueing the trigger subsystem.