They're a good outfit, alright. I've always heard good things about them. You're out in CA, right? Doesn't Fry's sell a lot of this sort of thing, or have they gone the way of being just a laptop and phone store now? I can remember going there when I was a field service engineer to get some components.
Yes, that's what I'm after are the ones with the NC contacts, such that when you plug in, it opens the circuit to the speaker. This will be the only mod I'll leave on this aside from the cooling fan. The AGC mods were much easier to undo than I anticipated. When I set the s-meter level the 40 dB over S9, I did run to the end of the pot's adjustment, however, which suggests there might still be some different parts in there. Let me know how your adjustment turned out. 73, Steve, W1ES/4 -----Original Message----- >From: Pete Juliano <[email protected]> >Sent: Nov 7, 2011 11:26 AM >To: Steve Wedge <[email protected]> >Cc: Drake List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] The de-modded R-4B Lives! > >Hi Steve, > >In case your local Rad Shack doesn't have the item. All Electronics >www.allelectronics.com list the following item > >P/N SPHJ-S which is the 3 conductor stereo w/N.C. Switches which I assume >is what you need so that without the phones plugged in the speaker is >connected. The price is $0.75 in single lots --or at least that is what the >catalog I have says > >They also list an item as a 3/16 inch jack which is identified as a >Switchcraft Hi-D jack 11J3.795.954/68 an enclosed jack for a 0.206 diameter >phone plug. Don't know if this is a stereo type but might be a replacement >for those radios where the PO ripped out the Collins/Drake jacks and >installed a 1/4 inch stereo jack. The P/N is PHJ-10 and the price is an >unbelievable $1. > >I have no affiliation with this company but have been a satisfied customer. > >YMMV > >73's >Pete N6QW > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Steve Wedge" <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 4:51 AM >To: <[email protected]> >Cc: "Drake List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] The de-modded R-4B Lives! > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
