[WARC] attenuator club project?

[James Jefferson Jarvis]

Hi Group,

Walt lent me his Fox Hunt Attenuator today. It worked great! 

Basically it is an inline device that allows you to switch on attenuation as 
needed. So when fox hunting it allows you to lower the signal level so the 
fox isn't S9 in all directions.

Walt's attenuator is from Arrow Antennas. Here is a link to the manufacturer's 
site:
http://www.arrowantennas.com/atten.html

I believe the design started from an article published in QST some years ago. 
It's something that can easily be built. Clare built one years ago. If 
somebody wanted to help me, we could CNC mill the aluminum bodies and kit up 
the rest of the parts.

Would there be interest from the group in making this a club project? Perhaps 
something that we could do at a meeting? I can't imagine it would take more 
than 45 minutes to build. If the labor to machine the boxes was free, I think 
the thing could be kitted for $25 or less.

?

-Jim KB0THN