[Drakelist] T4XB output

2012-01-21 Thread Peter Ravn
Acccording to the factory specifications the T4XB should run 200 watts on all bands. My recent acquired T4XB runs 120 watts on 80 and 40 meters, 140 watts on 20 meters, 100 watts on 10 meters and 75 watts on 15 meters. SWR is low on all the antennas used. After some 30-45 minutes of operation

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB audio

2012-01-21 Thread Peter Ravn
Thanks a lot for the many answers.This is what I found. 1)The carrier oscillator crystal is on 5645 KHz. 2) The SSB output on LSB and USB is the same. 3) Using my Kenwood TS950SDX as monitor there is a distinct difference on all bands between LSB and USB audio, LSB being tinny while USB being

Re: [Drakelist] power cord/other

2012-01-21 Thread Gypsymt34
w1es1...@earthlink.net writes: Yes - the hot lead should always be the lead that is fused. I don't always use the word always (or, for the record, never), but in this case I shall make an exception...Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Hi Group, Steves comments got me to thinking and that is unusual at

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB output

2012-01-21 Thread Ken Winterling
Peter, Check the manual again. You will see that 200W is the INPUT power. Assume a realistic 60% efficiency and you get 120W. Ken WA2LBI On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 07:18, Peter Ravn fas...@privat.dk wrote: ** Acccording to the factory specifications the T4XB should run 200 watts on all

Re: [Drakelist] AC-4

2012-01-21 Thread Bob Spooner
Mark, Yes. It is vitally important that the fuse be in the hot lead of the cord which should be connected to the _inside_ end of the fuse holder so that when the fuse is pulled part way out with the outside end exposed, the fuse is not hot. 73, Bob AD3K From:

Re: [Drakelist] AC-4 (bias mod)

2012-01-21 Thread Garey Barrell
Dennis - You said it better than I did.. 1. Arbitrarily changing an AB1 linear amplifier to Class C merely by adjusting the bias, is NOT a good idea. 2. 'Considerably' more drive 'power' is required for Class C, vs NO 'power' for Class AB1. 3. Grid dissipation is higher in Class C,

Re: [Drakelist] power cord/other

2012-01-21 Thread Gypsymt34
w4...@aol.com writes: In order for this to work, that ribbed side of the line cord must be inserted in the wall socket so that the ribbed side pin of the plug goes into the larger slot in the socket. If it is inserted the other way around, you are no better off than you were before.

[Drakelist] TR7 band selection BCD output

2012-01-21 Thread Ron
I know to some this will be a bad idea, but I was reading the 2012 Handbook and thinking about some way to output the band information from my TR7. That might then drive the automatic antenna switch described on page 24.4. There is the 4 pin BCD band switch data input to the digital control

Re: [Drakelist] TR7 band selection BCD output

2012-01-21 Thread Jim Shorney
You would probably want to look at the buffered output of the up/down counters on the DR-7, U9007 and U9008. 73 -Jim NU0C On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:24:09 -0800 (PST), Ron wrote: I know to some this will be a bad idea, but I was reading the 2012 Handbook and thinking about some way to output the

Re: [Drakelist] T4XB output

2012-01-21 Thread Steve Wedge
The specs show input power. Output is much less, and 120 watts is good output from a T-4Xanything. 73, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils. John Stark. All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended thereto. From: Peter Ravn