Floyd,
The width of the display has not changed since I wrote the article many years ago. The unit does not touch the front panel but is mounted next to the inside panel behind the display plastic window.? Since it is mounted some distance from the front panel window, you can easily see the first and last digit by adjusting your viewing angle by moving your head left or right. I have my displays positioned slightly more towards the center of the radio giving preference to the last digit. I've installed maybe 10-15 of these in this manner and have had no issues other than I have had to play around with the value of the coupling cap. Using a scope I monitored the INJ level and used a cap that did not load it down. I've not had to use a buffer amp, but that would be a good fix and probably eliminate having to play around with cap values.?
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Good luck and be interested in what you end up having to do to fix yours.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK
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