danny radioc,
exactly how much help do you expect to get when you come on to the forum sounding like an entitled dickhead?
you may not have intended to come off this way, but it sure does sound that way from reading your posts.
saying things like "thanks but i already know that", and then complaining about people not understanding you doesn't make for a very warm welcome.
you are restoring/ repairing an ARF2001, which is a rare and expensive radio, yet you are unwilling to pay the shipping to get the items to you.
instead, you come here and want someone on the forum to basically give them to you.
who does that?
the people who answered you gave you good answers, and if you already knew them, you didn't need to create this thread in the first place.
guess what, this hobby is going to cost you a dollar or two, and being unwilling to pay a 5 dollar shipping charge (which is what mouser would charge you) is just ridiculous.
If a 10 dollar purchase is a deal breaker for you, then maybe you should consider selling that ARF2001, because it's going to cost you more than that in the days to come.
geez!
LC