Good Morning All,
I just finished reading about the whys wherefores of Drake's decision to use
a slightly smaller phone jack as the mic terminal in their T-4 series of
transmitters...
I had no idea of this until I tried plugging a regular 1/4 mic plug into the
jack.
Looking in behind the
Yes, others have done it, (1/4 inch jack), and when I acquired the radios, I
put the original size jack back into the radio. The smaller size plugs are
so easy to find/buy as they are used in aircraft, so I can't understand why
someone would screw up a vintage radio like this with such a
On 17th August, Lee wrote...
...Why not go to the hardware store and buy/install a wall outlet jack on
the radio as a mic jack as they are really easy to obtain.
---Too large, physically, for that particular application Lee, but I'll give
you an A for thinking!
Hey Lee; how do you really feel about it? I like the can opener idea!
73 de W4DL Mike
ex AK7P * WA9SWF * WN9SWF
- Original Message -
From: LEE BAHR
To: Jim Shorney ; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] T-4X Mic Jack
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