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The PDC-5 has 2 Mica compression capacitors in it that cost about 3 dollars behind the knobs, it may or may not match the antenna.
The slide switches that are used are even cheaper.

They are very limited in the tuning range, and will not handle much power depending on the mismatch that you start with.
If they have a return warranty at all you could try it, but you are gonna have to eat the shipping charges to send it back if it don`t work.
I agree that you can find much better deals used, or at a ham swap-meet.

73
Jeff

[QUOTE="AudioShockwav, post: 365782, member: 6"] The PDC-5 has 2 Mica compression capacitors in it that cost about 3 dollars behind the knobs, it may or may not match the antenna. The slide switches that are used are even cheaper. They are very limited in the tuning range, and will not handle much power depending on the mismatch that you start with. If they have a return warranty at all you could try it, but you are gonna have to eat the shipping charges to send it back if it don`t work. I agree that you can find much better deals used, or at a ham swap-meet. 73 Jeff [/QUOTE]

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