Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-27 Thread lcomden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Why not use a 2N3439 NPN rated at 450V or 2n5415 PNP rated at 200V and have the safety margin? Larry K3VX -- Original message -- From

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-26 Thread neil
neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Garey Barrell wrote: > > Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang >

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-26 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Neil - I'm guessing that Dale's kit is using the 2N7000 as the output device. They are rated at 70 V Drain-Source, Minimum 60 VDC. Most Drake trans

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-26 Thread neil
neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- neil wrote: > > neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang > -- > Just

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-26 Thread neil
neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Just tagging on... I've been very satisfied with a tiny PIC-based keyer from n0xas. He sells the kits on eBay ("PicoKeyer") for about $18 including a battery. Fo

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-26 Thread Darrell Gordon W4CX
ginal Message - From: Jeff Siegel <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:06 AM Subject: RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB That's another keyer to look for. I'm hoping to find something at the l

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-25 Thread ALAN CHANDLER
rom: Jeff Siegel To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:06 AM Subject: RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB That's another keyer to look for. I'm hoping to find something at the local hamfest this weekend here on Lo

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-25 Thread Jeff Siegel
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB Hi Jeff, I too run a T-4XB and R-4B combination, and for almost 30 years( yes the same rig), I have used a Heath HD-1410 keyer. I Love it. Bill, WB9CAC Jeff Siegel <[EMAIL

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Dennis Monticelli
"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Let me know how it turns out, Doug. On 10/23/07, Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Doug Smith
Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- A brilliant set of mods! Thanks -- I'm going to pursue these. I love that old keyer but that sawtooth wave really needs to go.. 73, -Doug, W7KF On Tue

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Doug Smith
Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Garey, Heh.. Yes, I started with a bug. Then, built a device that would send dashes when I pressed the dash side of the bug. It's relay was in parallel

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Bill Ellis
Hi Jeff, I too run a T-4XB and R-4B combination, and for almost 30 years( yes the same rig), I have used a Heath HD-1410 keyer. I Love it. Bill, WB9CAC Jeff Siegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Jeff Siegel" made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Dennis Monticelli
"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Steve, I dug out my schematic and it actually takes a few components. My recollection was only of the inductor. Basically you place a series

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Steve Berg
Steve Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Dennis, What is that one additional component, and where does it go? Steve WA9JML an otherwise happy TO keyer afficianado Dennis Monticelli wrote:

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Dennis Monticelli
"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I don't have a CMOS-4 so I cannot comment. I have a Tick keyer that just uses a single CMOS PIC controller and I find I can use it just fine prete

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Duane Calvin
sday, October 23, 2007 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB "Jeff Siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Thank

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread richard radke
richard radke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Also at the risk of blaspheme, I'm a big fan of the MFJ keyers. I've been using one with a vibro iambic, into my C twins for years. Better to spend

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Rick Tucker
uot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB > > Steve Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang > --

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Jeff Siegel
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Bent Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB "Peter Bent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Steve - The DX-20, like many of the small transmitters of its type, is cathode keyed. What this means is that while the voltage across a key is posi

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Steve Berg
Steve Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I appreciate the information this thread has produced. I have forwarded some of it to a friend who I recently gave an old Heath DX-20 that he is going t

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Peter Bent
OTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utter

Re: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Halo.net
"Halo.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Gents, I just caught the tail end of this discussion but if it's about keyers & Drakes, Jackson-Harbor has a keyer kit that includes a heavy duty relay fo

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread LeeCraner
Since I work on a lot of different rigs, I installed the Jackson Harbor Press Key All kit in my keyer (http://www.mtechnologies.com/jhp/). This inexpensive kit ($13) converts about any keyer circuit to handle up to 500 V 2.5 amp + or - key lines. I figure that's about any key line I will ever

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Doug - My problem, (or at least THIS problem,) with the iambic keying, (actually dot/dash memory,) is that I learned on a homebrew keyer back in 1957

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread sebdesn
"sebdesn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I am using an old mfj401c (I think its a relay type unit... 73 de Bud WØHG -- Submissi

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-23 Thread Jeff Siegel
o, that's always an option...if needed. 73, Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dennis Monticelli Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Doug Smith
Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 23:36 -0400, Garey Barrell wrote: > Personally I use the CMOS-4 from Idiom because it's one of the few > that > I can turn off that s

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Dennis Monticelli
ist gang > -- > Thanks for much for the info. > > -----Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Smith > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 1

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Duane Calvin
m -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Siegel Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB "Jeff Siegel"

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Jeff Siegel
y, it makes my carpal tunnel act up whereas the side to side motion does not). 73, Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a q

RE: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Jeff Siegel
Monday, October 22, 2007 11:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Mon, 2007-

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Jeff - The Drake transmitters are all NEGATIVE voltage to ground, while most modern transceivers are POSITIVE to ground. Most keyers will key either

Re: [drakelist] An Introduction & a question about keyer for T-4XB

2007-10-22 Thread Doug Smith
Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 23:11 -0400, Jeff Siegel wrote: > The question is, > what is a suitable keyer to use with the transmitter? I have a 1960's era Halli