Re: [Drakelist] Ye olde diode

2010-01-05 Thread Mark Pilant
Hi Doc. I thought those numbers rang some bells. They are Motorola numbers. And from my trusty Motorola Semiconductor Data Book (1970) here are the specs: MR1033B Peak repetitive reverse voltage: 300 V Non-repetitive reverse voltage: 400 V RMS Reverse voltage: 210 V Average repetitive

Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread john
Likewise I'm using a HA5 with fine results John K5MO ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist

[Drakelist] Diode from a Galaxy far, far away...

2010-01-05 Thread HaloNet
Thanks, Garey, for reply.. I've got an old Galaxy 2000 power supply torn apart and wanted to replace both caps and diodes but couldn't find any cross-references on those rectifiers. I had some diodes used in the L4B but it looks like they won't handle the Galaxy load.. I don't know if you're

Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread Gary Poland
Years ago, many years ago actually, I bought a VF-1 at a hamfest in Springfield Ohio for a buck. I used it with a home brew 1625 CW transmitter for my very first ever 160 meter contact around 1977. Only compalint I had was a phone call from a local ham for having bad key clicks! Gary___

Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread Bob Spooner
Gary, I'm not familiar with the VF-1 but I have an Eico model 722 VFO in which I've replaced the electrolytic capacitors. It has its own AC supply. I haven't tried to use it on the air yet so I can't say anything about how much it drifts. It should be possible to correct drifting by using capacito

Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread Garey Barrell
Floyd - Now that's a mean thing to say! :-) I used a VF-1 for several years handling traffic on CW, (very picky ops re signal quality, especially high speed,) with no problems. See January 2008 ER. There ARE several identified ways for the VF-1 to go astray however, aside from the obvious

Re: [Drakelist] Ye olde diode

2010-01-05 Thread Garey Barrell
Doc - Both those diodes cross to an NTE156, which is a 1000 PIV @ 2A rectifier. IF your device actually NEEDS 2A, then a 1N5408 (3A) would be an inexpensive replacement. If you actually need less than 1A, a 1N4007 is even cheaper and easier to find. What are they used in? Drake? For futu

[Drakelist] Ye olde diode

2010-01-05 Thread HaloNet
This'll take you back a piece.. I've been looking, without success, for a cross reference on a couple of vintage diodes from an old power supply.. would appreciate a reply from anyone who might give me a cross reference or ratings specs on: MR1033B & MR1034B Thanks a bunch Doc __

Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread K8AC
Why there are any VF-1s left on the planet is a mystery to me. I owned a couple of them, beginning in 1959, and they were absolutely dreadful. Guaranteed to drift and chirp. You could always tell who was using a VF-1 when you heard the CW signal. The Eico 722 was a good stable VFO and I stil

[Drakelist] High Performance Mixers for Drake R4-C

2010-01-05 Thread Chuck Pool
Hi to all the Drake Fans: Can anyone recommend replacement high performance mixers for the late model Drake R4-C, serial number 27k+?   Characteristics of Mixers desired:   (1) Double Balanced Mixer or (2) Two doubly balanced mixers phased together (3) Hard Swithching Mixer (4) Voltage method of m

Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread Dino Papas
Gary - there are a couple of alternatives to consider. There was an addendum to the 2-NT manual that identified the Heathkit HG-10B and the Hallicrafters HA-5 as being suitable VFOs. I was lucky and found a nice Hallicrafters HA-5 VFO on eBay. I had a HG-10B but the problems with that VFO (an

[Drakelist] Drake 2-NT to Heathkit VF-1 VFO

2010-01-05 Thread Gary Winkelman
I'm looking for a VFO for my "new to me" 2-NT. I've read where several older VFOs will work with some modifications, mainly converting to grid block keying. Has anyone had experience with the old Heathkit VF-1? I believe it has to be modified for grid block keying but I'm not exactly sure h