[SCCC] WTB: SB-220 Rear Panel

[Bruce Horn]

Hi Steve,

Regarding your groups.io question: our sccc at contesting.com legacy mailing list is free, which is good for a club that charges no dues. Unfortunately, groups.io isn't free once you exceed 100 members (SCCC has 200+ members). I just looked at the pricing and it looks like it's something like $0.04/member/month, with a $20/month mininum fee.

73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Harrison" <k0xp at k0xp.com>
To: "SCCC Reflector" <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 10:55:19 AM
Subject: [SCCC] WTB: SB-220 Rear Panel

Well, I'm going to swallow my pride, and ask for this help here, not 
having found one elsewhere as yet.

I just bought a six-meter-only SB-220, and the seller unfortunately 
shipped it lying on its back, reasoning that by having the heavy power 
transformer, which is mounted right in the rear right corner, lying in 
that corner, he would prevent that 900-pound gorilla from doing any 
damage during shipping. Then he wrapped the whole amplifier in at least 
six inches of bubble wrap... EXCEPT for the back, which only had two or 
three inches at best.

So as you can imagine, that 900-pound gorilla collapsed most of that 
bubblewrap, allowing the amplifier to ride on the circiit breakers, the 
SO-239 connectors, and power cable. While internal damage appears to be 
minimal, that poor rear panel got totally mangled (this reflector 
doesn't allow attachments, or I'd include a pic of the mayhem here). The 
shafts of both circuit breakers were broken off, natch (I've already 
received replacements from amprepair.guy's newly-acquired Harbach 
company). Some of the aluminum side supports and panels were slightly 
bent, too, but are probly straightenable with a good pair of vicegrips 
and slip-joint pliers.

I can straighten that panel somewhat, at least enough to make the amp 
usable... but meanwhile, I've been searching for a replacement. e-Pay 
has literally dozens and dozens of new or refurbished FRONT panels... 
but I have yet to find a REAR panel. Would anybody happen to have a 
good-shape SB-220 rear panel available?? (Of course, I'll pay handsomely 
for one...)

TNX,

Steve K0XP

P.S. Has any thought been given by the multitudes to converting this 
reflector to something like groups.io, so that we can attach 
attachments?? Most other contest groups, like our nemesis AOCC, have 
long gone that route by now!


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