On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 10:08 PM Dave McGuire <mcguire@...> wrote:
On 2/20/20 1:23 PM, ChrisBeee via Groups.Io wrote:
> Hi Eagle-Eye Dave? ;-) ,
? =)
> did not realize that the NIMs were on the picture too. Actually, they
> were kind of a by-catch when I bought a crate full of Gov Surplus stuff
> (including the /hp /5401A) from one of the the NV atomic testing sites
> many years ago when I was living part-time time in SoCal. Problem: there
> was no NIM bin in this lot. I would have liked to get one of these nice
> /hp/ 5580A NIM bins, but NIM bins are scarce in general here in Germany
> and finding a /hp/ bin seemed to be impossible. Last year I started to
> visit the HAM Radio Friedrichshafen here in Germany. Maybe I will find
> an 'ordinary' Canberra or Ortec bin there some day...
? Indeed, I'm sorry to hear they're so hard to find over there.
? Shipping would not be cheap, but I could part with a NIM bin for a
small sum.? I'm not really trying to sell them, but I do have more of
them than I will ever need, so I'm only looking for a few bucks.? The
shipping will be the tough part.? I don't have any of the HP bins, but
Ortecs and a few others.? Ping me off-list if you'd like to discuss.