Re: [drakelist] comparison of A, B and C lines

2004-09-16 Thread john
Hi Bruce, There's quite a bit of info on the web regarding this comparison (DRAKEmods, on Thoms page is a good one). A lot of it runs to personal taste. Unmodified, most folks prefer the "B"... and I think I'd agree. On the other hand, I own several stations of each of the "A" "B" and "C" lines

Re: [drakelist] comparison of A, B and C lines

2004-09-16 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- The 2-B is an outstanding CW receiver, the dial calibration is a little coarse by today's standards, but for just getting on the air and enjoying a CW QS

[drakelist] Faulty T4XC

2004-09-16 Thread pa0ncv
Hello Drake lovers,   I have a bit of a problem  with my T4XC and hope that one of you can help. The TX has been working fine untill a few days ago. In SSB (and CW) mode (any band) without  touching the PTT button or hitting the key I get feedback from the mike in the R4C. The plate current

Re: [drakelist] comparison of A, B and C lines

2004-09-16 Thread Aidehua
Do a search on Google for Drake Virtual Museum/Virtual Drake Museum and you should be able to get the breakdown.  The R4C is infinitely better than the others because of the crystal filtering used.  But, out of the box, without any of the accessories (i.e., filters, NB, crystals, etc), the B

[drakelist] Tr-4 Low receive

2004-09-16 Thread Matthew E. McNeely
"Matthew E. McNeely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hi, I have a Tr-4 that seems to work fine on 80, 40 and 20 meters but on 10 and 15 the receive is low as compared to a general coverage receiver.

[drakelist] comparison of A, B and C lines

2004-09-16 Thread Bruce P. Tis
I’m just getting back into Drake ownership, after having a TR4C and “C” line in the 1970’s.  R-4A’s and T-4Xs are quite plentiful and fairly attractively priced.  “C” lines seem to be getting top dollar.  I even acquired an R-4A and T-4X from the down dump!  In doing a Web search I have be

Re: [drakelist] quiet on list

2004-09-16 Thread Thom R. Lacosta
"Thom R. Lacosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Sterling Garwood wrote: Sterling Garwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang ---

[drakelist] WTB: capacitor boards for L4B/L7 power supply

2004-09-16 Thread K9SQG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Drake enthusiasts, Have a project I'm working on and I need a couple of the capacitor mounting boards used in the L4B/L7 power supply. I don't need the capacitors nor

Re: [drakelist] quiet on list

2004-09-16 Thread doc
doc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Sterling Garwood wrote: Sterling Garwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang --

[drakelist] quiet on list

2004-09-16 Thread Sterling Garwood
Sterling Garwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- drakelist has seemed quiet ... or is my ISP blocking it as possible spam? -- On B