Terry,
TR7dude is John Kriner, a Drake service tech that now has his own repair
business. I have bought things from him that were shipped from the Drake
plant, so he must still have some connection with them, hi. John is an upright
guy and a pleasure to deal with!
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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I would say for impulse type noise, like my neighbor's electric fence, the
Drake blankers are superior. In fact, I am on the hunt for one
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Bob,
I'm not understanding why 21.1 would not be the correct crystal for 30m???
In the Drake scheme, that would be 10.0 to 10.5 megs
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Thanks for straightening me out. Forgot about the spurious mixer products.
Only use I've made of that area is SWL'ing from 9 to 10
Steve,
Address an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put ONLY unsubscribe drakelist in the
body of the email. That should do it.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From: Steve Conrad
To: drakelist
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 3:25 PM
Subject: [drakelist] REmove from list
I
Just don't give up on us good guys, Terry, hi. I still call CQ occasionally,
and find that there are still some gentlemen operators on 17m, if your rig
will go there. 15m will be the same as the sunspots go back up, so just get
the TR4C working, look up the weekly Drake nets, and keep calling
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All three tests worked just fine on this end.
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Submissions
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Bill,
Losing a pass transistor wouldn't cause the problem you describe. Losing
the 723 regulator could cause this, since it would allow
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Jason,
All the 4 lines series transmitters need a high impedance microphone. I'd
pass on trying to make that one work and look for the high
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Doug,
I'll answer that. Keith is looking for the cover for the final compartment.
Why people lose that is beyond me, but I've bought
Steve,
All the "old favorites" are getting old, like the
rest of us, and you have to watch for bad elements now. The Shure 444 (and
444D, later version of 444), Electrovoice EV-638, EV-664, Turner series (Plus 3
comes to mind, but there was a version that Drake packaged with their logo
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I called Susan Duell to set up a meeting on Thursday, but got her answering
machine. I then emailed to the address in our directory, so
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My apologies to the group. Fat-fingered an address and sent an unintended
email to the list.
73 all,
Don, WB5HAK
Randy,
I hope you get some MUCH more informed answers than
mine, but to answer your question quickly "NO"!! Do not use
anything other than the high voltage wire and connectors you have already on the
Drake. It is designed to handle the voltage, while smaller wire and an RCA
connector would
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Keith,
As Garey so eloquently said, this is only ONE man's opinion, but I will
agree with the R4B being the best of the receivers you
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Bill,
In order to get a good SWR check, AND be kind to your finals, you should
tune the T4XB first to a good dummy load then take your SWR
Mike was a true gentleman that answered several of
my "dumb" questions with wisdom and patience. He will be
missed.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From:
Sindre Torp
To: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 2:37
PM
Subject: [drakelist]
Peter,
You will likely get several opinions on this, but
my first reaction would be to take the seller up on his option to return the
unit for a refund. Parts are mostly "unobtainium" except from other
defective units. In the earlier days, when Drake still had parts, I would
give a
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Please, no more responses to the LED offer. I need to check my stash, as
I already have more requests than I could honor. A quick look
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Floyd,
This sounds like the famous dirty connections on the DR-7 board that most
of us have run into. Sometimes you only have to take
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If there is any interest, I think I have several sets left of the original
units, both 2 and 4 section LED's. If there is any interest
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Craig,
You always transmit through the slot containing the standard 2.3 (or 2.4,
doing this from memory, hi) filter. If you put the 6kc
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That may be so, Jason, but all of us have heard the horror stories of those
that doused the bandswitches, had the wafers swell, and cracked
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Back to my lurking mode. Sorry to have offended by actually daring to offer
advice. No more from me!!
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Who set the 25 word limit, Garey?? Hi Hi. I, for one, enjoy reading what
you and others have to share with us on many topics and learn
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Mike,
I have a copy of the details of making the B-1000 I got from Drake years
ago. Let me know if your address is okay in QRZ.com and I'll
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Craig,
If you haven't discovered it yet, www.zerobeat.net/drakelist is an EXCELLENT
resource for all things Drake. It lists the 40m Sunday
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None I have ever had would adjust to zero, Floyd. I'm afraid it's common!!
Otherwise, works fine though, hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
Same exact wiring, Bob. Use it in good
health!! Have the same setup here.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Lewis,
Go to the Drakelist Home Page ( www.zerobeat.net/drakelist/ ), scroll down
the page to Technotes from our Viewers, click
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Jack,
I'll admit that I haven't tried this one, but have heard several times that
if you put several of the dryer sheets your wife probably
I would recommend the PS7. Very good supply,
with common parts if it needs repair.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Thom,
Was glad to see that our West Gulf Division is represented by a good Okie
that voted the RIGHT way, hi. I emailed thanking him anyway
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One way would be to find one of the old serial port A/B switches and put
two 8 pin jacks in it, and rewire the switch in it to switch from
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Well, I'm getting too old for this, I guess, hi hi. Can anyone help me with
telling me where the single wire from the DR7 board plugs
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Never mind. I found it!! Was just buried in there out of my poor, old
sight. Miss my sight, miss my hearing, but Lord, how I miss my mind
Bryce,
In the TR7 companion transceiver, when your symptom
occurs, that is a sign that the contacts on the DR7 digital display board have
oxidized and sometimes merely taking the screws out of top of the board, and
moving it up and down some will "scrub" the pins clean enough to work for
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Thom,
I would like to see the forum return, with about the topics you mentioned.
It seemed to me that there were several with good ideas
Mike,
I am probably too old fashioned, but I still feel
that the callsign should reflect the call area the ham is working from. It
used to be easy to know where to point your beam just by listening to a
call. Now it's nearly impossible! You used to be able to tell about
how long a person
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Chuck,
Opinions are not really worth much, but mine is that you would spend your
money better by having a good set of spare tubes to just
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I sent my .02 worth, Tom. Thanks for the heads up!!
Don, WB5HAK
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Neil,
Sounds like someone in the ownership history of your TR7 cut or removed the
jumper that is soldered inside the rig. You can use
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Jim,
Add serial number 2229 to the SW4A's. I've been meaning to dig that out
earlier, but hadn't. Still have to fix mine, but looks complete
Title: Message
The microphone sold at the time of the TR4 was the
Drake 7075. It was high impedance. A lot of us use the Shure 444 and
444D with our 4 Line gear.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From:
Ian MacQuillan
To: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net
Sent: Friday,
Mike,
All of the TR7's exhibiting that problem that I
have encountered required pulling the DR7 display board and thoroughly cleaning
the contacts that the board plugs into. Stubborn one required some
re-soldering of the plugs that feed this display board. Just be sure to
label where the
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I personally liked Thom's bad karma theory. Fits right in with the black
cloud that hangs over my head, hi hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Hi all,
I am finally getting serious about re-working my TR5, s/n 01336, and find
that the aluminum extrusion that makes up the front has some
What did you find, Kevin?? The rest of us
might face the same symptoms you had one day and save time by your
experience.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Jim,
I have owned several MN-2700's over the years. I found them to tune most of
what I asked them to, and to be ruggedly constructed. I'm
Terry,
I have no advice, but please share what you get as
answers if they don't appear on the list. I too am very interested as the
6HS6's are definitely hard to find.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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John,
I had to make no changes to go from the RV-7 to the RV-75 at all. Just
plug and play.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
Bill,
A couple of things to check. First has the
"store" button (just left of the readout) been pushed in by accident?
Also, has the "aux program" knob been switched off the "norm" position by
accident?? If not, it may be that the DR7 readout board needs to be
reseated. I have never had the
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Rick,
I think the MN-4C has numbered skirts like the MN-7 and MN2700 do. Again,
old memory here can be faulty, hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Sounds like the old bias cap in the power supply gave up, just off the top
of my head. Lets the relay tube snap in, and tubes get cherry red
You'll get better answers than this, probably, but
from memory, the only "special" cable on the R4B/T4XB is the "injection"
cable. It can be made from RG-62 cable and some microphone cables that are
approx 12-14 pf per ft, if memory serves me tonight. All the others are
simple, good
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Yes, much easier and more accurate, probably, hi. You will like the TR4.
Good rig!
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Thanks for that tip, Carel! I'll check my two and see what I find now.
Vy 73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From: Carel, PA0CMU
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Bill,
Get a tube (for your calking gun, if you prefer) of silicone sealer at your
local builder's supply store. It will seal this connection
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Dan,
You are taking me back many years, and around here somewhere I have an
article by a gentleman named Sartori that made some of the solid
Yes, you are correct, David. That heat sink
is so massive, that for SSB, it is probably a little overkill. I do hope
it is pulling air out, not blowing it back in though. If someone has
reversed it, thinking it would be better, you might turn it around so it pulls
air out of the cabinet
Man, I hate it when the list makes a liar outa
me. That one only took a couple of minutes Oh well..
73
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From:
Don and Diana
Cunningham
To: Don and Diana Cunningham ; w6kl ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:20
PM
I am interested in a 20m net and watching
developments. I am not available this Saturday due to the funeral of a
friend, but will be in the future.
73 all,
Don, WB5HAK
Bill,
I always got excellent reports on my 7077 mic used
on the TR7. In fact, just sold it and tested it on the TR7 the night I
shipped it with excellent reports from the hams I worked. I have had to
replace the mic elements in themover the years. I don't think you
can get them from Astatic
I have for sale a nice 7077 Drake desk microphone
for the TR7 series. Works well and in excellent shape. Asking $80
shipped. Have a MS7 speaker that needs some work. The speaker has a
tear in the cone and the end caps are in need of eventual replacement to make it
"nice". Has a new outer
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Matthew,
There is a #12 lamp, used as a fuse, in series with the antenna lead to the
antenna changeover relay. It is located in different
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Thom,
Thanks once again for providing a valuable service to us!! I just hope you
DON'T regret it later, hi hi.
Vy 73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Dan,
Check the serial numbers of both rigs. If they don't end in the same
letter, that could be the reason. I think both of mine are B
I have a very nice, loaded TR7/PS7 for sale or
trade. It has 1800, 6kc, 600 cycle filters, FA7 on the transceiver, NB7
and AUX7, original manual. Serial number is 9854, so late one. Excellent
condition electrically and cosmetically. Asking $600 plus some shipping or
trade for Drake L4B amp
I think the TR7 is sold. Will re-post if
not. Tks,
Don, WB5HAK
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From:
Don and Diana
Cunningham
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 10:15
AM
Subject: [drakelist] TR7
I have a very nice, loaded TR7/PS7 for sale
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I agree, Gary. I have made one of these people a fair offer for something
offered at too high a price on Ebay to fix a rig, and got the old
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My last post too, Jim, but you missed part of the point all of us were
making. When the ad says I know it works because it came from a working
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Thom,
Is that kinda like that 2 at 10 pm that becomes a 10 at 2 am, hi hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Jim,
My opinion, and not worth much, is that most hams nowadays won't fool with
RTTY or CW, which pretty much makes these units obsolete
Ron,
That is certainly an interesting looking "Drake" at
that link you sent, hi hi.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From:
Ron Baker
To: Bob Rightsell ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 4:49
PM
Subject: Re: [drakelist] TR-7
Bob, check out my
By all means, Ruby. What better place than
a hangout for a bunch of Drake nuts?? hi hi
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:02 PM
Subject: [drakelist] MAY I ADVERTISE FOR
SALE
Is it
Mike,
TR7 mic connectors are common 4 pin microphone
plugs available at most any electronic supplier, like Mouser, Newark, etc.
Used to even be at Radio Shack, but not sure nowadays. If you have trouble
getting one where you are, let me know and I can send one.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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I've used TR7's for years, often on Navy Mars frequencies, and have yet to
need to adjust any filters. Maybe that's why so many of them worked so
well for embassy use???
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From: Mike Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 03,
Sterling,
Hope someone on the list has some of the knobs you are looking for, but I
looked for a couple of years for some for a nice MN-7 I had. I'd suggest
epoxying the ones you have if they aren't totally broken. The capacitors on
my MN-2700 are smooth as silk. I have to take the cover off
Sorry to be off topic, but is anyone but me having
trouble getting reflector mail from qth this weekend?? The Drakelist is
all I am seeing at all since yesterday (I know, that's the best one anyway, hi
hi).
73,
Don, WB5HAK
Thanks, Mahlon, of course I hadn't looked there yet, hi. 73
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From: Mahlon Haunschild [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Don and Diana Cunningham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [drakelist] Reflectors
Apparently
Read further down on your link, Bob's kit is
FANTASTIC, but does not include the puller. Too easy to fabricate one
yourself. I agree also that "rocking" the boards back and forth is the
best method, plus it "cleans" the contacts a bit, hi.
73 all,
Don, WB5HAK
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If someone has a nice Kenwood SM-230 monitor scope
with manual and cables, I would trade an equally nice RV-75 digital vfo
withoriginal manual and RIT cablefor it. Not interested in
selling the vfo, just want to add the SM-230 to my TS-870 for digital
work.
Tks,
Don,WB5HAK
Craig,
I am interested to see the responses you get. I am helping a friend with
one doing exactly the same thing, except the drivers didn't go out, he had
static (or lightning) take out some of the PIN diodes, he replaced them and
now has the same oscillation problem. I am going to re-check his
From memory, this extra wire was put in all AC3/4's for the speaker on the
TR4 series radios. The external speaker output on those rigs was through
the jones plug and the speaker in the MS4 simply plugged into this stub.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From: KS7J [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reiner, I may have the SL1800, I'll
check. What is different about the noise blanker for the R7 and the
"normal" one for TR7??
Tks,
Don, WB5HAK
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From:
Reiner Nitschke
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:30
PM
Subject:
Peitro,
There is a bulb (#12, I think) that is used as a
"fuse" in the receive line near the T/R relay on the bottom of the
chassis. This will sometimes blow, or the pins on it will become corroded
and cause the low sensitivity you describe. Check it for corrosion and
continuity and think
: [drakelist] TR7A -- 60 Hz Hum in Headphones
Don,
Many thanks for the reply. I am really happy that this hum is not a big
problem at all! I will install a 100 k resisitor on the hot lead of the
headphones and pray it works. I am sure it will!
73's
Rob
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