Re: [Drakelist] New (to me) B Line...

2011-03-11 Thread Ron
it is the fun of getting there. 73, Ron WD8SBB --- On Wed, 3/9/11, Bill V. wviga...@cox.net wrote: From: Bill V. wviga...@cox.net Subject: [Drakelist] New (to me) B Line... To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 4:52 PM Hi All!     My name is Bill and I'm a boat anchor

Re: [Drakelist] New (to me) B Line...

2011-03-10 Thread Bill V.
Hi Don! Thanks for the offer, but I would hate to use a rare NOS piece on this unit. It's not what I would call mint condition... I just was looking for one that I can see through. ;) 73! Bill V. ___ Drakelist mailing list

[Drakelist] New (to me) B Line...

2011-03-09 Thread Bill V.
Hi All! My name is Bill and I'm a boat anchor-aholic. ;) My shack consists of mostly 60's era rigs that I have restored including National, Swan, Ameco, etc. I do have some modern stuff like an R8 that I bought new and a few older Yaesu and Kenwood rigs. I just picked up a pretty

Re: [Drakelist] New (to me) B Line...

2011-03-09 Thread Don Cunningham
Bill, Welcome to the Drakelist!! Sounds like you have the Drake 4 Line fever, for sure. You will find a lot of knowledge both here and on the Yahoo list as well. I have the dial plate you are looking for, but I have put out at least once a hope that someone would take this NOS one I have

Re: [Drakelist] New (to me) B Line...

2011-03-09 Thread Eugene Balinski
Bill, You will love the B-line. The B-line is my daily operational rig. Check with Ron WB4HFN about methods to clean the dials. His web site has a lot of great information. Also once the you are sure that the Tx is running correctly, a good speech processor such as the new Ten Tec or