RE: [drakelist] That e-bay shark....

2006-11-30 Thread Darwin, Keith
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I do a lot of e-bay transactions, both as buyer and seller. So far, very few issues and nothing unresolved. E-bay provides a source of gear that is hard

[drakelist] 2B and R4A recordings.

2006-09-28 Thread Darwin, Keith
Hey guys, A few weeks ago I recorded my R4A on CW and SSB. I've now done the same thing with my 2B. Give 'em a listen and let me know what you think users.adelphia.net/~keithdarwin/R4A_SSB.mp3 users.adelphia.net/~keithdarwin/R4A_CW.mp3 users.adelphia.net/~keithdarwin/2B_AM.mp3

[drakelist] R4A - One more issue solved.

2006-08-16 Thread Darwin, Keith
Hi guys, Well, vacation. I got a bit of time on the rig last night. I've finished my cap replacement activity and moved on to addressing the attenuation in the .4 position. I followed the manual and did an alignment of the PBT. Alignment was easy and went as described in the book. The

RE: [drakelist] R4A Raspy CW tone.

2006-08-16 Thread Darwin, Keith
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- -Original Message- From: Garey Barrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The raspy CW is NOT typical. You may have a problem with the Noise Blanker

[drakelist] Help me set my expectations (R4A vs 2B).

2006-08-08 Thread Darwin, Keith
Hey guys, I'm in the middle of some fixes on my 13 tube R4A. I'm 1/2 way through replacing the PS filter caps and have other caps to put into the rig. While I'm doing the work, I'm wondering how the results will be. Here's the Question: Does an R4A/B receiver sound better than or worse

[drakelist] R4A cap replacement - prelim results

2006-08-08 Thread Darwin, Keith
(drum roll please .) AND NOW, LADIES GENTLEMEN, THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR ... Ok, enough hype, on to the real post. Last night I finished my cap replacement in the R4A. I replaced the PS filter cap module and, while I was at it, the handful of paper caps that "should

[drakelist] Source for 4-line crystals?

2006-08-02 Thread Darwin, Keith
Hey folks, Other than e-bay, where do people get aux band crystals for the R4 series receivers? Are they still available from Drake? - Keith KD1E -

Tnx! RE: [drakelist] Source for 4-line crystals?

2006-08-02 Thread Darwin, Keith
Once again, the list has proven to be a very valuable source of info. Tnx 73 all! - Keith KD1E -

[drakelist] R-4A Part II

2006-07-31 Thread Darwin, Keith
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Thanks guys for the advise regarding aligning the PBT in my R4A. I haven't done it yet but it sounds like it is the first thing to try and will likely

[drakelist] Progress on my R-4A.

2006-07-28 Thread Darwin, Keith
I spent some more time with the R-4A last night. I carefullysprayed DeOxitintothe AF RF gain pots, and the wafer switches; esp the IF bandwidth switch. The rig does work better now. Things are better now. Unfortunately, the IF bandwidth issue is still there. A signal that is S9 in the 3

RE: [drakelist] Progress on my R-4A.

2006-07-28 Thread Darwin, Keith
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:01 PMTo: Darwin, Keith; drakelist@www.zerobeat.netSubject: Re: [drakelist] Progress on my R-4A. Hopefully, for your sake, the passband tuning unit is not in need of alignment. I doubt very much that bad caps are to blame

[drakelist] 2B and R4A blind repair?

2006-07-27 Thread Darwin, Keith
Hey folks, Well I went and did it. In looking for an R4B, I ended up buying a 2B and an R4A. I couldn't help it, they were calling to me. I still may end up with an R4B if I can find one in good shape for the $ I'm willing to spend. In the mean time I have a couple rigs to play with.

RE: [drakelist] Newbie with questions.

2006-07-06 Thread Darwin, Keith
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- -Original Message- From: Frank Woolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAKE UP your dreaming, have a look on ebay and see what a good cond R4C goes

[drakelist] Newbie with questions.

2006-07-05 Thread Darwin, Keith
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Greetings folks, I'm contemplating buying a Drake receiver and figured it would be wise to subscribe to the list and get some info. Years ago I had

RE: [drakelist] Newbie with questions.

2006-07-05 Thread Darwin, Keith
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- From: Garey Barrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you decide to complete the station, the color-coded' crystals were introduced late in the R-4A run