[Drakelist] Puzzling

Folks, I've got a problem here that's worrying me because I don't know what to do and Sweepstakes is coming up. After tuning up on a band - sometimes using the transmatch, sometimes not - I'll get SWR readings on the transceiver that jump around from SWR HI to 1.0:1. Rig is feeding my

[Drakelist] Just wondering

Fellow Drakesters, i'm just wondering if anyone has replaced the clacking T/R relay in the L-4B with something more modern/quiet? thanks in advance, Peter W2CDO ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net

[Drakelist] A moment of reflection

While resetting my L-4B for 220v, I opened up the RF deck to change the jumper settings and was - once again - struck with admiration for the engineers at Drake who designed it and the technicians at Drake who built it. As an erstwhile tech during the '60s, I know a work of art when I see it

[Drakelist] L-4B plug

Hi all, thanks. I'm clear on the need to change the jumpers on the PS and the RF deck (done that before). This sounds just like the 120v plug wiring. RE: the comment about being surprised about what you can find under the chassis in ham gear, that's sure true! regards, Peter

[Drakelist] L-4B follow-up

Hello Fellow Drake Fans, To recap: The wattmeter on my Palstar AT1500DT reports that I'm getting variable output from my L-4B on dedicated 120v house circuit. On 40 it looks like 800-900 watts out, but on 15 maybe 500. The matched 3-500Zs are about 5 years old, the power supply was rebuilt