Re: [drakelist] TR7-A Cooling Fan

[Don and Diana Cunningham]

Man, I hate it when the list makes a liar outa me.  That one only took a couple of minutes!!!!  Oh well...... 73   ----- Original Message ----- From: Don and Diana Cunningham To: Don and Diana Cunningham ; w6kl ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] TR7-A Cooling Fan I'm going to quit answering questions on the list here.  For some strange reason, it is taking my posts an hour and a half to bounce back to me, and by then the questioner has either given up, or someone else has answered, hi.  I'll quit wasting bandwidth!!! 73 all, Don, WB5HAK ----- Original Message ----- From: Don and Diana Cunningham To: w6kl ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] TR7-A Cooling Fan 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 before you start transmitting with it again. 73, Don, WB5HAK ----- Original Message ----- From: w6kl To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:18 PM Subject: [drakelist] TR7-A Cooling Fan I use my TR7-A mostly for short-wave listening, so I've unplugged the cooling fan to cut down on the dirt that might be drawn into the radio. Am I correct in assuming that this fan is only required if I'm transmitting?  Any advice would be appreciated.......73,  David