On Ebay there is an E-TEK FR-4 DIGITAL DIAL FOR DRAKE 4-LINE EQUIPMENT, item
#380210065831, listed. This is the first time I have known of a product like
this. Will it work with older Drakes like the TR3? Did this kind of gear work
very well at all?
Thanks for your input.
Jack Dunigan
The E-TEK FR-4 is for the twins such as the T-4XC and R-4C. The E-TEK
FR-4tr will work with the TR-3 and TR-4 series.
I have 2 FR-4tr readouts and they work ok but they are little slow to
update when you turn the VFO.
73, Joe - KC9LAD
At 03:10 AM 2/25/2010, you wrote:
On Ebay there is an
The manual says to tune to WWV ect.ect. I'm assuming this is 10Mc. . Can
I use a signal generator set to 10Mc. and accomplish the same desired
result? I have neither of these and must buy what I need to skin this
cat. Any suggestions? One caveat... it must be inexpensive.
Thanks in advance,
What's wrong with WWV?
You don't have to buy that.
On 25-Feb-10 15:51, Richard Palmer wrote:
The manual says to tune to WWV ect.ect. I'm assuming this is 10Mc. . Can
I use a signal generator set to 10Mc. and accomplish the same desired
result? I have neither of these and must buy what I need to
Thanks to all who offerred help.
I let the transmitter sit over the weekend and on Monday it was OK again.
Back to normal. I don't understand, but since it don't seem broke I think I
won't open it up.
73, DE WA9RYF
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From: Richard Knoppow 1oldle...@ix.netcom.com
Richard,
Your setting will be only as accurate as you signal generator. If you have a
seperate receiver that will tune any WWV station, tune it to WWV and drape the
antenna near the calibratot. Or use a frequency counter.
73, Gary W8PU
http://home.roadrunner.com/~w8pu
It sure is if you don't count the cost of a receiver and aerial. Both of
which are needed to get that free station ;-) .
Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
What's wrong with WWV?
You don't have to buy that.
On 25-Feb-10 15:51, Richard Palmer wrote:
The manual says to tune to WWV ect.ect. I'm
You've already got the receiver, that's what you're trying to calibrate, and without an antenna the receiver is useless
anyway. A few feet of wire will receive WWV.
On 25-Feb-10 16:26, Richard Palmer wrote:
It sure is if you don't count the cost of a receiver and aerial. Both of
which are
thanks to all who replied to my request for information on my lack of am on my
tr7. mickey wa6fiz
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Richard -
Do you have ANY receiver aside from your TR-4? It doesn't have to have
a BFO or be particularly stable or sensitive.
If all you have is a Broadcast Band table radio, see if you have a
commercial station on an even 100 kHz frequency such as 700, 800, 1200,
etc. It doesn't have to
Garey - as I recall there was a way to trick the R-4 line into receiving
WWVI just can't remember how it was done for the 10 MHz signal (or maybe
I'm imagining things). There's a Hints and Kinks tip in the March 1971 QST
that tells you how to do it for the 5 MHz signal. Have no idea if
Richard -
OK. That 0.005 cap isn't particularly critical. The 1000 ohm resistor
is the load, the cap is just to prevent shorting the DC to ground. Any
disc ceramic from 0.001 to 0.01 uF at 500V or more would work just fine.
I wouldn't worry too much about the calibrator. As long as
I dug out my am antenna for my receiver and I have two (1) 800kHz - the
birthplace of MoTown CKLW and (2) 700kHz, someplace around Detroit.
Their signal is not as strong.
So I guess I'm in business! So much for justifying a Hammarlund purchase
:-) .
Garey Barrell wrote:
Richard -
Do you
Would the trick be to tune to the image frequency and use the preselector
to peak the WWV signal?
73,
Bob AD3K
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You don't have to justify a Hammerlund. Just enjoy it.
On 25-Feb-10 19:32, Richard Palmer wrote:
So much for justifying a Hammarlund purchase
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There is also a product by Almost All Digital Electronics which add digital
readout to a huge number of boatanchor radios. I have not personally used
any, but I have read many good reports.
http://www.aade.com/#dfd
http://www.aade.com/whichdfd.htm lists the TR4. Garey B would have to be the
Hey Garey,
did you mean uF or pF. Richrd is quite certain you really meant pF.
Chuck, K1OM
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com wrote:
Richard -
OK. That 0.005 cap isn't particularly critical. The 1000 ohm resistor is
the load, the cap is just to
Chuck,
Not true. You know it. I have a dozen of your emails to prove it.
You are fishing (at best). Leave it alone.
Richard Palmer
KB8NXO
Chuck Grandgent wrote:
Hey Garey,
did you mean uF or pF. Richrd is quite certain you really meant pF.
Chuck, K1OM
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at
Chuck -
No, I meant uF. 0.001 uF = 1000 pF 0.01 uF = 10,000 pF
Essentially it's a bypass cap. The resistor is 1000 ohms, and the
purpose is to detune one half of the transformer by loading it down
while tuning the other half. The capacitor is to prevent sticking a
1000 ohm resistor
0.005pF is unreasonably small.
My money is on uF.
On 25-Feb-10 23:09, Chuck Grandgent wrote:
Hey Garey,
did you mean uF or pF. Richrd is quite certain you really meant pF.
Chuck, K1OM
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Garey Barrellk4...@mindspring.com wrote:
Richard -
OK. That
Jack,
I've used the Almost All Digital DFD103 display on my C-line for
about 10 years now. Looks and works great. It does load the
oscillator a bit on 10 meters, but a tweak of the 10 meter trimmer
takes care of it. Other than that, plug-and-play after calibration.
Rick
W9WS
Gary -
That's good to hear! I've had the same opinion for years, but I hate to
tell someone to ignore the factory procedure. Kinda sets a bad
example.. :-)
I've seen it in other procedures, other than Drake gear, but I've found
that with two-three-four iterations I come out the same.
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am reposting it here (with permission) to preserve it for posterity in the
bitverse.
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