[VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 142, Issue 11

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It's called not paying your component suppliers on time. Hence no final finished product.

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On 2014-10-23, at 12:00 PM, vhfcontesting-request at contesting.com wrote:

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>   1. Inventory issues with ham radio products (Les Rayburn)
>   2. Looking for info - TPL 432 AMP (Paul Drexler W2PED)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:24:12 -0500
> From: Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com>
> To: "vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu" <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>,    VHF Contesting
>    Reflector <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Inventory issues with ham radio products
> Message-ID: <5447DA2C.8040505 at highnoonfilm.com>
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> Just wondering if others are experiencing any issues with inventory and 
> delivery for ham radio products? In the past few months, I've 
> encountered two problems that would have been unheard of just a few 
> years ago. I ordered a new product from MFJ Enterprises, the MFJ-5007 
> "SoundGun" parabolic microphone system shortly after Dayton. It was 
> listed for sale on their web site, but never delivered. After numerous 
> phone calls, I was finally told that the product had some engineering 
> bugs that were still being worked out--and it was placed on back order.
> 
> Then in early July, I ordered a Diamond CR8900A 10 Meter thru 440 mobile 
> FM antenna. After weeks without any word, started calling Universal. 
> First told it was on back order and should arrive soon. Finally told 
> yesterday that there were quote "problems with the manufacturer in 
> Japan" and it might be another month or more before the antenna would 
> arrive.
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> Anyone else experiencing these kinds of issues?
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> 73,
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> Les Rayburn, N1LF
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:28:16 +0000
> From: Paul Drexler W2PED <pdrexler at hotmail.com>
> To: "vhfcontesting at contesting.com" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Looking for info - TPL 432 AMP
> Message-ID: <BAY169-W5546ACC1839004985FD3D4CF920 at phx.gbl>
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> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Looking for some basic information on a solid state 432 power amplifier made by TPL Communications.  TPL Model 450L .  This is an older 100 W class amplfier.  Looking for a schematic or pin-out information for the 4-pin connector for PTT input.
> 
> Thanks for whatever info may be available.
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> 
> 73, Paul w2ped
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