Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared)

2011-06-17 Thread Richard Knoppow
- Original Message - From: "Garey Barrell" To: Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared) Darrell - Most equipment sold before the early 1960's was NOT 'integrated'. I would say the vast

Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared)

2011-06-17 Thread Garey Barrell
Darrell - Most equipment sold before the early 1960's was NOT 'integrated'. I would say the vast majority of ham stations had a receiver made by one company and a transmitter either homebrewed or made by another company. Johnson and WRL didn't make receivers, and National and Hammarlund didn'

Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared)

2011-06-17 Thread Richard Knoppow
- Original Message - From: "Darrell Bellerive" To: Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared) I notice that most vintage receivers provide a mute, at least the ones I've seen, yet it's use doe

Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared)

2011-06-17 Thread Darrell Bellerive
I notice that most vintage receivers provide a mute, at least the ones I've seen, yet it's use doesn't seem to be that popular. Was this just because the transmitters lacked sidetone or was there other reasons such as timing or poor recovery? 73, Darrell Bellerive Amateur Radio Station VA7TO On 0

Re: [Drakelist] Sidetones (was Ten-Tec and Drake Compared)

2011-06-17 Thread LeeCraner
Darrell, I agree with you 100% on the lack of sidetone, etc. on vintage equipment. When I completed my "ultimate boatanchor CW transmitter" last year, I included sidetone, pumped through the matching homebrew receiver's audio and well as the muting you mentioned. 73 Lee WB6SSW __