Re: [Drakelist] Garey Barrell K4OAH SK
I was fortunate to have met Garey when he was visiting some family members in nearby LaFox, Illinois. I have his 2B CD and it has been a great help in keeping that old receiver in great shape. I hope that something can be worked out with his family to keep his Drake legacy alive. He was a real resource, and a fine man. Steve WA9JML --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Shure 444D Microphone wiring question
I am trying to wire up my old Shure 444D, and find something strange. According to the manual, there are supposed to be red, white, black, and shield wires in the coiled cable. That is what shows coming out of the cable inside the mic base. Red is mic element, shield is also for the mic element, white is PTT, and black is PTT ground. At the plug end of the coiled cable, there is the shield, the black lead which connects to the PTT ground, a red wire which seems to be the switched PTT, blue and yellow wires. What sort of magic is going on in this cable? Any pointers would be appreciated! Steve WA9JML ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Slightly Off-Topic: EICO 717 KEYER
Curt, you will like that TO keyer a lot. I have had one for more than 25 years. It is a very good idea to replace all of the capacitors in it as the electrolytics are shot by now, and the black beauties are not in the best of shape, either. Before I replaced the black beauties, the speed of the keyer would vary quite a bit with changes in humidity. Mine has some quirks with the power supply and VR tubes, but it still works very well. I will eventually get those sorted out, too. 73, Steve WA9JML On 1/2/2012 7:15 AM, Eddy Swynar wrote: On 2012-01-01, at 7:50 PM, Curt Nixon wrote: Just picked up a Hallicrafters TO keyer for the vintage desk also. Same keyer basically. */Hi Curt,/* I think that the one major difference betwixt the /EICO/ the /Hallicrafters TO/keyer is that very same ...weak link in the chain that affected mine here, i.e. the /TO/used (I believe) a sealed mercury-wetted keying relay, whereas the /EICO/went with that reed-relay-in-a-field-coil route to achieve its external keying... I say weak link as no offence to the /EICO/designers, but rather, as a potential source for trouble that may well require the owner's attention at some point in its future...trouble is, if said owner is not all that familiar with the whys wherefores of reed relays / field coils (my right hand is raised!), then one can through a /LOT/of vexing gyrations travails in the trouble-shooting process that are simply not necessary...! *: )* */~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ/* ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Copper chassis restoration
I have not tried it on a Drake chassis, but have had good performance with a product called Nevrdull. It comes in a can and is cotton wadding with some sort of solvent on it. It is non abrasive, and does a great job on silverware and Harley exhaust pipes. Steve WA9JML ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] RCS-4
Loren, the best penetrating oil I have ever found is Kroil. You can generally get it at sporting goods stores, such as Midway USA. I have used it successfully for several tough problems with rusty bolts and nuts. Good luck on your project! Steve WA9JML On 8/3/2011 6:48 AM, Loren McCullough wrote: Just looking for any problems or gotchas to look for. I know it was fully operational back in the 80s when i used it last, but the antennas got taken down and the outdoor unit has just been lying around outside while I was QRT. I know I have to replace the terminal strips, the screws are all beyond use. What is the best way to take it apart? All of the screws appear to be rusted and won't loosen. Loren - WA3WZR On 8/2/2011 8:50 PM, Richard Tucker wrote: Loren I have used the RCS-4 since the 70's. I have had to work on mine a few times. I bought a second one at a hamfest and have worked on it a bit. Do you have specific questions? Rick Tucker W0RT - Original Message - From: Loren McCullough loren...@verizon.net To: drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:57 PM Subject: [Drakelist] RCS-4 Anyone have any experience or insight into resurrecting an RCS-4. I haven't really looked at either piece yet. The control head has been sitting in my attic for abt 20 years and the remote antenna switch has been sitting outside in the elements. Off subject, I also have a Ham-II/CD44 rotor and control head that is in about the same situation except that the rotor has been in my attic since the tower crashed in the late 80s. Would like to get them both back in operational condition. Thanks, Loren - WA3WZR ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3806 - Release Date: 08/02/11 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again, what would your first station be?
My first rig was a command set receiver on 40 meters along with a factory built Knight T-60 bought from another more affluent teenage ham. My antenna was a Gotham V-80 vertical mounted on a redwood 4x4. The antenna was a birthday present from my parents. I was on the air for less than $100, which was still a large sum for a sophomore in high school in 1963. I put a power supply on the back of the ARC-5 using the info from an article in Popular Electronics. I also set up the first IF stage in the receiver so that it was regenerative as those receivers had a virtually no selectivity. The only part of this station I still have is the Johnson straight key, which I have never liked. I have never used a Collins rig, though one fellow in my home town had a KWM2. He also owned a string of mens' stores, and a yacht, which he used to travel the world with the Collins rig. I really wanted a National HRO50, and I have had two of them, since. The rig I still have that I used for years is a Gonset G-76 transceiver. I have owned that one since 1965. I am in the process of restoring it. The Drake rig that I really like is the 2B. I got mine some years back on e-bay, and really like it. I pair it with an old Gonset GSB-100 phasing exciter, and they work very well together. I hooked both of them up to my Tapetone 6 meter receiving converter and my PH transmitting converter, and had a great time on 6 meters. I worked Greenland with them. That little receiver beats any other tube type receiver that I have ever used. I do not have it in action right now due to space constraints. I mainly use Ten Tec equipment now. I have an Omni V.9 hooked to an Elecraft 6 meter transverter and an ancient Mirage amp for 6 meters, and a Corsair II for HF. I also have 2 of the Argonaut II QRP rigs that tend to get a lot of use, both on HF and as a tunable IF for transverters. I worked all continents with one hooked to a Ten Tec transverter and a 4 element beam during the peak of the last F2 cycle. Not bad for 8 watts. When I get more room, I would like to get the old stuff back on the air again, and I have since acquired some command sets for 80 and 40 meters to get put back in service. I don't know if I am going to start looking for another T-60 or Heath DX20 yet... Not being a contest operator, I am not sure whether I would get much use from a Drake C line. But, every so often I get the itch to try out a B line. Time will tell. Steve WA9JML ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Station upgrade?
I have had good performance from a Hy-Gain DX-88 vertical. It is a bear to put together, but it works well. I have not had much luck on 80CW on QRP, but have worked numerous European and South American stations with 100 watts on that band. One item I highly recommend is the DX Engineering radial plate. I got one of these, and now have about 70 radials ranging from 18 to 22 feet long out in the back yard. I have a small lot on a hillside, so I am thoroughly blocked to the west and north west. I am looking forward to seeing how this works when I retire and head north to a much quieter and less obstructed location. 73, Steve WA9JML ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] (no subject)
It plugs into a 4 pin socket on the back of the receiver. On 3/6/2011 7:10 PM, Neil M Califano wrote: All Drake Q-multipliers worked with the IF frequency. The q-multiplier cabinets also typically had a speaker in them for the rig. Was a cable run from the 2-AQ to the receiver? Where did it plug in? ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Wanted 4NB Noise Blanker
Garey is there any reasonably easy way to put a noise blanker into a 2B? Thanks! Steve WA9JML On 2/1/2011 3:26 PM, Garey Barrell wrote: Don - You answered your own question/statement. I believe the words 'heavily modified' were tossed around! :-) The Sherwood mods essentially render the 4NB useless, as you have discovered. The CW roofing filter is particularly bad, as it narrows the noise bandwidth seen by the NB, and delays pulses through it so they no longer match up with the blanking pulses. The NB is very effective as some have stated, when used with the original receiver topology. Like so much in the world of RF and electronics in general, a receiver is a 'system'. The original design was optimized (within cost constraints) as a whole. Anything that alters that design takes the risk that it 'may' alter that basic, optimized design, 'possibly' improving one characteristic. Unfortunately the characteristic it improves almost always causes another characteristic to decline, perhaps obviously, otherwise not so much. The basic Drake NB is the same design from the R-4A through the R-7, and most find them VERY effective on high level, short duty cycle impulse noise. As soon as the noise pulses are 'stretched', either by source characteristics or group delay through filters, the effectiveness drops off quickly. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com Don Jones wrote: OK – I am going to stir the pot some. I have one of those 4NB noise blanker’s installed in my R-4C. To be honest that noise blanker is largely ineffective and over rated. I have seen them sell for over $200 on e-bay. I scratch my head and wonder why? In My Humble Opinion they are a over rated vessel of fertilizer and none may abide by the odor there of. Would I sell my 4NB noise blanker? NO. As you might recall I have one of those Sherwood / Drake R-4C’s (late production SN), the service receipt for it from Sherwood totals more than $900. Bottom line, be prepared to be disappointed if you pay high dollar for a 4NB noise blanker and it does little or nothing. Experiencing what I have with my R-4C and 4NB, I would never throw away money on buying one for my TR-4C. Be careful what you wish for. Don Jones KO7i ps – my heavily modified R-4C has been outperforming my Ten Tec OMNI VI in every way. The OMNI VI has a full load of filters. Plus the INRAD roofing filter mod. I have trying to get the VP8O logged and I have had to resort to using the R-4C to copy his very weak signal here in Western WA. Message: 1 Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:21:01 -0800 From: Kevin Nathan _k7rx@comcast.net_ mailto:k...@comcast.net To: _drakelist@zerobeat.net_ mailto:drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: [Drakelist] Wanting to Buy Message-ID: _mailman.599.1296569921.2744.drakelist@zerobeat.net_ mailto:mailman.599.1296569921.2744.drakel...@zerobeat.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi All, I went to a vintage radio even over the weekend and was able to sell some heavy metal and come back with much lighter cash. GRIN Now, I would like to find the noise blanker for my R4C. Does anyone on the list have one and what would you need for it? Thanks much and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
You might also consider Clegg equipment. The Clegg 66er is a decent AM rig. The Thor 6 is even better, but be sure to get both the RF box and the power supply/modulator. 73, Steve WA9JML On 12/31/2010 12:49 PM, Kevin Nathan wrote: Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [drakelist] Drake Twins On CW
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Most of the Motorola radios I worked on in the factory and in field service had amplified mics, including the the Mocat CB radios. I tend to use the non-amplified D104 mics with my older vacuum state rigs, and the amplified ones with the newer Ten Tecs. Either way, they work great. Of course, the amplifiers need to be wired correctly. I was the tech there at Schaumburg who tested the first 144 amplified CB mics sent up from the Puerto Rico plant. Not one of them worked. I guess you could really call that gross ineptitude! I also have good results with the Shure 444 mics, and those have a switch on the bottom to set the output impedance. Less trouble than the Astatic preamp. Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] Drake Twins On CW
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hey, those keys and bugs need to cool off now and then. Steve WA9JML [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else noticed the irony of a thread titled Drake Twins on CW turning to a discussion of microphones? 73 es a happy 4th to all! Lee WB6SSW ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.135 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1533 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 7:19 PM -- Submissions:drakelist@zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Re: TV-3300LP Help?
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I bought a Drake TV-3300-LP filter off of the e-place. I find that it starts to attenuate and cut off at the lower end of the 15 meter band. I tried to take it apart, and it has resisted valiantly. How do I get this thing apart so that I can take a look inside? 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] Request Drake users experience, opinions and comments for an all band HF Antennas
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have a hillside lot here that is on the smallish side. I once tried a Hustler vertical up on a 30 foot mast on the rooftop. I used some slotted PVC pipe to insulate the vertical from the mast. I took rotor cable, and made 4 radials, one for each of my insulated steel guy wires. I cut the insulation on the rotor cable and snipped out a section of wire so that I had reasonably well tuned radial wires for each of the HF bands from 40 to 10 meters. I did not have enough length for 80 meter quarter wave radials with this setup, but did make some contacts on 80 with it. I had to use a tuner since I had no way to adjust the vertical while it was in position. It worked out very well. My first contact was in the old Yugoslavia on 15 meters with the 5 watts from a Heath HW-9. It did very well with the National NCX-5 also. Once you lift a vertical an appreciable portion of a wavelength above even lousy ground, the radials tend to become a ground plane and shield the antenna from the lossy ground below. I did worry a lot about lightning, but had no strikes. You might want to try something like this at your QTH. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Re: Drake Low Pass Filters
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I bought a Drake low pass filter off of e-bay a while back, and discovered that it had shifted down and was apparently cutting off about at 15 meters. I think it is a model 3300. I have yet to figure out how to take it apart to see if there are damaged or decrepit components, so will probably have to get another filter. Any suggestions from the list members as to which models to look for would be appreciated. I doubt that I will ever be running more than 500 watts, and will probably stick at 100 watts or so due to problems here with crappy local television setups. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] An Introduction a question about keyer for T-4XB
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: 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 pretending it is non-iambic. I agree with you regarding the memoryless TO keyer. It is unforgiving. On the plus side it will teach you to send better code :-) It comes out of the closet at my QTH only during the vintage contests. I did do a simple mod to turn the raspy sidetone into a nice sine wave. It only took one additional component. On 10/22/07, Doug Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 stupid iambic junk that will drive any bug user crazy! :-) I didn't know that! I had to drag out the manual and check it out. I used to be able to send good code with my W9TO keyer but bought a new Nye keyer in the mid-1980s along with a Bencher Iambic key. I never learned how to use iambic mode and don't care about it. However, I did become accustomed to the dot and dash memory and now I can hardly send without it -- especially below 25 wpm or so.. So, the TO keyer is not getting much use anymore. (But it looks *so* good with the Drake 4-Line!) The Nye and the CMOS-4 both have dot / dash memory and the memory function works even with a non-iambic key. With an iambic key connected to the CMOS-4, I don't find *any* mode that is not iambic capable. What V mode are you using? Are you running V9 with no dot/dash memory? And, more generally, what is the difference between Curtis, Accukeyer and Logikey modes? I've tried the various modes now and other than dot and dash memory options I don't see much difference. Man, I've been pounding brass since '65 and I've got a lot to learn! 73, -Doug, W7KF -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net -- -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net -- -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] New bill in Oklahoma
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Each time I buy a house, I make sure there are no covenants or other antenna restrictions encumbering it. Years ago I rented a condo where there were no antennas allowed. They kept trying to get me to buy that poorly built hovel, and I kept saying that I would not do so unless they gave me a waiver on antennas. They never would, and I bought elsewhere. When I took a job as a city administrator out in Western Illinois, the city clerk and I went through the ordinances, and found a restriction on the height of church steeples, but nothing about antennas. A little research beforehand saves a lot of headaches later. Here, the only hassle I get about ham radio is from one old lady who gets upset that 6 meters tears up her soaps. She is running a mast mounted preamp and several distribution amps in the house. Since they all like to act like mixers, there is nothing I can do at my end. Ironically, her late husband used to wipe out most of the televisions in the area running his old Heathkit on 10 meters. For retirement, I'm buying 35 acres out in the middle of nowhere, as so long as BPL doesn't show up, the old 2B is going to get a lot of exercise with any antenna I feel like putting up. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] smoker's radio
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- And, speaking from very sad experience, do not use windex or other glass cleaners on optical grids or lines in measuring equipment, no matter how dirty they are. Steve WA9JML john wrote: john [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Be careful of windex on the front panel or dials! John K5MO -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] Electrolytic rebuilding
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Not being a purist, I bought WA9TGT's electrolytic conversion for my Drake 2B, and installed it. It is very clever and works well. I don't care if the cans are replaced with blue tubulars. My 2B is missing most of the correct factory knobs, so will never darken the door of a collection. But it sure works nice, now and there is no more hum in the audio. I think you could use his pc board adapter to replace other can type electrolytic capacitors such as those in my Gonset GSB-100. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] smoker's radio
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- You might also take up smoking fine cigars and drinking cognac. It won't get the smell out of the equipment, but you will care about it a whole lot less. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Question on LP Filter
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have a Drake TV3300-LP low pass filter, and it seems as though its cutoff frequency has shifted downward. Using a wattmeter before it and one after it, the filter seems to attenuate signals in the 12 and 10 meter bands by about 3 dB. Below that, it works fine. Any ideas on what is happening here? 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Re: Microphone Plug
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I thought I saved the part numbers for those smaller than 1/4 inch phone plugs, and now cannot find them. I am starting to fix my Gonset G-76 transceiver and it uses the same plug as the Drakes. Help? Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] Noise Blanker discussion
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have never had a Drake receiver with a noise blanker, so I cannot speak about their performance, but I have used the blankers in my Ten Tec Argonaut II and the Omni V and find them to be very good. The one in the Argo is very useful on pulse, solar, and auroral noise. I use it as the tunable IF in my VHF system. It can overload on loud signals that are near the frequency it is tuned to, but by backing off the RF gain, this can be easily fixed. I wish someone made a blanker for the 2B. Steve WA9JML neil wrote: neil [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- David Chris Drake wrote: Well, thanks to all for the many noise blanker comments. Mods.dk has an article by KL7NA called A New Noise Blanker for the Drake R-4C that describes the author's modification of an old TenTec NB board to work in his R4C. In the article, he claims that it performed far better than the Drake 4NB. The TenTec board is no longer available, but he includes the schematic - it's less complex than the Drake unit and would probably be pretty easy to scratch build. I have no experience with either the Drake or TenTec blankers, so can't comment on his results. -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net -- -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Re: Is there a National Radio List?
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I am also working on my National NCX-5 transceiver and wonder if there is a somewhat comparable e-mail list for such critters? Thanks, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] That e-bay shark....
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have only been stung once on e-bay and that was when I first started buying vintage equipment there. I bought a Vibroplex bug that was in mint condition and had been tested. When it arrived, the broken parts were also lovingly packed in the box. It was missing the connection straps underneath the base. It was not even functional, much less tested. Fortunately, Mitch there at Vibroplex had the necessary parts and it now works just fine. His is a rare company that can supply parts for a product more than 50 years old. I expect that most equipment that is vacuum tube based is as cantankerous as I am, and it is mostly newer than I am. So, one can plan on having some work to do with anything bought on e-bay or elsewhere. My objection is that vendors misrepresent equipment they are selling. I have bought items which the seller was honest and said that there were problems. No problem with that. I prefer buying and selling on lists such as this or on the Boatanchors list, or from people I know from these lists. Still a thread like this is useful since it makes me aware of potential problems in advance. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] Oh the humanity!
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Looks like it was shipped via UPS. This station console looks only slightly worse than the TEK scope they ruined for me. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] T-4XC microphone
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I cannot speak for anything about Drake transmitters, but I use 2 D104 amplified mics on my Ten Tecs and get great audio reports. I keep the gain on the mic preamps low, and turn up the audio gain on the rigs. I use an unamplified D104 with my Gonset GSB-100 phasing SSB exciter and get great reports with that, even from the SSB-HiFI bunch on 40 meters. I have a very deep voice and the D104s seem to work fine for me. I use a Shure 444 with my National NCX-5, and with the Icom IC-202. They work well, too. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Q-Multiplier Question
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I am thinking of getting a Q-multiplier to use with my 2B. How does the 2BQ compare with the Heath units in actual use? 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] R-4B bandswitch lubrication
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have never had problems with de-oxit on switch wafers in my National, Clegg, Gonset and Hallicrafters equipment. I think I may have even used it on my 2B at one point or another. For general cleaning purposes on either electronics or my smoking pipes collection, I use ethanol. I buy the everclear variety from my local package goods store and use it sparingly with q-tips and pipe cleaners. I would steer clear of the de-natured stuff, especially if it contains methanol. It cleans well without dissolving most things that I want to remain behind. For lubrication, I use Kroil or Break Free sparingly. If it requires grease, I use the synthetic gun grease that comes in a plunger applicator. I think it is sold as shooter's choice. Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] VR Tube Failure
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- This is only tangentially related to Drakes since it concerns a Hallicrafters TO keyer, but perhaps someone here on the list can give me some ideas. It appears that the OB2 VR tube has gone to its ancestors. The OA2 seems to be fine, but the appearance of the former is darkened and shows signs of heat. Is there a failure mode for these tubes? In 40+ years of using tube equipment, I have never seen one of these quit before. I have checked out the other components, and nothing else appears to be burned. I do not yet have another OB2 to put in there to test it out. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] 2B vs. R4B
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- How do the 2B selectivity curves compare with the R4B curves? I'm new to Drake equipment and thought that the 4 series used crystal filters. A thread here now tells me that this is not the case. Also, how well do the 2B receivers work with Q multipliers like the 2BQ and the Heathkit series? I use my 2B with a Gonset GSB-100 exciter, probably heresy on this list, but they work well together on both CW and SSB from my limited experience. 73, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] 2B Knobs
Steve Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have a 2B with some non-original knobs that obscure the screenings on the front panel. I know that the original ones are unobtainable, but wonder if anyone had found replacements that fit properly and look okay. Any pointers to some decent replacement knobs? TNX, Steve WA9JML -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
