Pete KE9OA wrote:

Many times, they also do that when they make a special part for a customer.
When I was at Rockwell, we had some MCL parts that were identical to the off
the shelf part, except that they were screened for closer tolerances.

Pete

Were you involved with either the SVR-4F or 55U3-1SC C-band
commercial Satellite receivers? A CATV company I worked for had piles of
the SVR-4F receivers that I repaired at our Cincinnati Ohio system. They
were shipped to me from all over the US because of the long turnaround
time for factory service. I still have a few parts from units that were
too expensive to fix. I have 10 Microwave Associates 3.4 to 4.2 GHz
isolators (7K75Z) sitting in front of me from the five units I scrapped.
I think I still have a number of modules for the 55U3-1SC in a box out
in my shop.


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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida