[WARC] attenuator club project?

[Tom Peterson]

QST for May of 1998, page 41.  A Rugged, Compact Attenuator  by 
Ostapchuk, Pete, N9SFX

I hold a copy in my hands and could scan the article in question if so 
desired.

James Jefferson Jarvis wrote:
> 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
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