I've considered that, Garey, and I certainly wouldn't put one on a hole-less example. I'm judging that a functional item in that spot will look better than a black plug. The PO also tore up the area immediately around the hole, and the washer used with many headphone jacks will also conceal those scratches. RF GAIN and AGC are fairly infrequently used controls (by me, anyway), comapared with AF GAIN, BAND and the PBT controls.
I'll be stopping at RS on my way home to see if I can score some shorting sockets. 73, Steve, W1ES/4 -----Original Message----- >From: Garey Barrell <[email protected]> >Sent: Nov 6, 2011 11:10 PM >To: Steve Wedge <[email protected]> >Cc: Drake List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] The de-modded R-4B Lives! > >Steve - > >Congratulations! Sounds good. > >However ... (There's always a 'however') > >If you use phones often, I think you'll find the plug to be a real PITA, >sticking way out in front of the knobs. Same for the MIC plug on the >T-4X. Based on my own experience, and the multitude of relayed gripes, >I'm guessing that's why they were omitted in the B!!! > >-- >73, Garey - K4OAH >St Charles, IL > >Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line >and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs ><www.k4oah.com> > > >Steve Wedge wrote: >> I put a stereo headphone jack where that pot used to be, but I'm going >> to have to take it back out and re-do it (I haven't wired to it yet) >> as I've discovered that it's not a shorting jack (so it wouldn't >> disable the speaker if phones were plugged in - a bad thing). Of >> course this means removing the front panel yet again (but I'm getting >> good at it and can get it off and on in 15 minutes now!). The >> headphone jack looks okay on the front: after all, the B-Line was the >> only one not to have one there, so it's sort of like seeing a '34 hood >> ornament on a '36 Ford - most people wouldn't notice it. It >> definitely looks better than that extra control that was out of line >> with the other four in that row! _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
