[Drakelist] Interesting T4xC Problem Solved

Since my B-line has been operational, I started on refurbing the C-line, starting with the T4XC & AC-4. I installed another of Paul's upgrade kits in the AC-4. Cleaned up the T4XC and looked everything over. When I fired up the T4XC on the bench (separate, no rcvr), thru my Bird 43 and my 2

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

, can someone provide the Schematic for the R-4B S/N 9129 vintage?? I only need the part that covers the V3, V9, V10, V4, area. Thanks, 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Garey Barrell To: kc9cdt Cc: drakelist Sent: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 9:44 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting disc

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

Garey, Did you get my e-mail on the S/N? Thanks, Lee -Original Message- From: Garey Barrell To: Gary Winblad Cc: kc9cdt ; drakelist Sent: Sat, Jan 14, 2012 3:08 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B There were considerable changes made to

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

re are two rx doing the same (two serials).. - Original Message - From: Garey Barrell To: kc9...@aol.com Cc: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:29:13 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Lee - IS THE SERIAL NUMBER A SECRE

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

- From: Garey Barrell To: kc9cdt Cc: gpoland1 ; drakelist Sent: Sat, Jan 14, 2012 2:29 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Lee - IS THE SERIAL NUMBER A SECRET?? 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Ser

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

Note, there are two rx doing the same (two serials).. - Original Message - From: Garey Barrell To: kc9...@aol.com Cc: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:29:13 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Lee - IS THE SERIAL NUMB

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

Lee - IS THE SERIAL NUMBER A SECRET?? 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs kc9...@aol.com wrote: Gary, Here is my original post: ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.n

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

. Happens here on R-4A and R-4B 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Gary Winblad To: kc9cdt Cc: drakelist Sent: Sat, Jan 14, 2012 1:49 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Ok Lee, NB is off...not that it matters, now...listen carefully...of co

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

WB6OGD - Original Message - From: kc9...@aol.com To: gpola...@cinci.rr.com, drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:23:35 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Gary, Here is my original post: While working on a Drake R-4A..(11 tube) .I

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

- (UTC) Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Still looking for some help/input as to this issue.. Please...if you have a R-4A or B...check this out & let me know how yours works...(Just read the thread details) Looks to me the later R-4B's should

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

ge- From: Gary Poland To: kc9cdt Sent: Sat, Jan 14, 2012 12:47 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B I have all three “ TWIN “ lines, what is it you want tried out?? ___ Drakelist mailing lis

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

e problem?? Or even give me a call. Thanks, 73, Lee, KC9CDT Lee Simmonds Summit DCS LLC   260-799-4077 Office 260-403-6936 Cell -Original Message- From: Garey Barrell To: kc9cdt Cc: drakelist Sent: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 9:44 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

u, Jan 12, 2012 10:53 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B I think what you are describing is perfectly normal. Strong signals within the "roofing" 10Kc(KHz) filter WILL upset your desired weaker signal. The NB works by detecting and killing s

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

anting it could install it. 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Gary Winblad To: kc9cdt Cc: drakelist Sent: Thu, Jan 12, 2012 10:53 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B I think what you are describing is perfectly normal. Strong signals within

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:38 - (UTC) Subject: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B Drake Enthusiasts, While working on a Drake R-4A..(11 tube) .I discovered something that bothered me...and thought for sure it was a problem needing fixin

Re: [Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

Lee - Interesting. What is the serial number of your R-4B?? I haven't thought this all the way through, although I'm suspicious! :-) R-4 receivers up through the R-4B, s/n 10501, had AVC applied to the grid of the Noise Amp tube. Effective with this version, the AVC was removed, and feedbac

[Drakelist] Interesting discovery/problem about R-4A & R-4B

Drake Enthusiasts, While working on a Drake R-4A..(11 tube) .I discovered something that bothered me...and thought for sure it was a problem needing fixing! Yeah...I do like things to work well. OK...find a nice STRONG signal...maybe S-9 ++ (20 over) tune it in it sounds great...OK...now care

Re: [Drakelist] interesting to all hams ...

good one john..."when they outlaw transmitters, only outlaws will have transmitters" Rick W9WS -Original Message- From: "john" [joh...@nc.rr.com] Date: 04/08/2009 04:25 PM To: "ron" , drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] interesting to all ha

Re: [Drakelist] interesting to all hams ...

Now I can say "You'll have to pry both my guns AND my transmitters, from my cold dead hands..." John K5MO ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist

Re: [Drakelist] interesting to all hams ...

You are just as bad as I am, you didn't Doug W7LNB PS; MY LAST COMMENT!!! - Original Message - From: w4...@aol.com To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:42 PM Subject: [Drakelist] interesting to all hams ... Why do you people insist of passi

[Drakelist] interesting to all hams ...

Why do you people insist of passing on this CRAP? There is a tiny button on your keyboard labeled DELETE. I suggest you learn to use it, and this is pointed at everyone! 73, John , W4AWM **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.

Re: [Drakelist] interesting to all hams ...

Joe Roth wrote: Ted, You can't be serious! Obviously a hoax. Beside, the locals have no legal jurisdiction over a federally licensed station. Joe /www.wc4r.com www.WilliamsburgWX.com / "muwa ha ha hah!!" Says a ham clutching his fingers around th

[Drakelist] Interesting Drake trivia find?

I was doing some work and had my "factory" T4XB manual open. I was looking at page 34 and 35 spotting things out when I happened to notice that the chassis top side photo, page 34, has the T4XB with the old style tuning knob (like the TR3), and the chassis bottom photo, page 35, has the newer s

Re: [drakelist] Interesting ? Ebay..Drake, Hamvention

john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Or drill out and tap an oak dowel lot's of possibilities. One lap around Home Depot ought to bring up numerous possibilities. John At 06:14 PM 6/11/2008

Re: [drakelist] Interesting ? Ebay..Drake, Hamvention

Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Another possibility is the Keystone 1453 shaft coupler. Mouser has them for $1.92. Brass coupler with 1/4" id hole, setscrews. Won't work on early T

Re: [drakelist] Interesting ? Ebay..Drake, Hamvention

"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:29:42 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Other than on Ebay there is a TR3 that has the couplings for the Plate/Load/& >Tune shafts

[drakelist] Interesting ? Ebay..Drake, Hamvention

Hi all, Am sneaking in here, xyl is on a somewhat warpath with time spent over latest black box from hamvention Hang in there with me Garey K4OAH I may get to work on that T4XB at 2 AM.;She hasn't spotted that there are two other pieces..I think I'm in for a rough summer. H

RE: [drakelist] Interesting End: PS7 Voltage Regulation Problem

inside the PS-7. No low-level AC hum in the audio! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wagner Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:42 PM To: Kevin LaHaie Cc: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net; recipient list not shown: Subject: Re: [drakelist] In

Re: [drakelist] Interesting End: PS7 Voltage Regulation Problem

"Dennis Monticelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- It appears to me that your PS has an undervoltage lockout feature. This is relatively common in today's supplies, but not so when the PS7 was buil

[drakelist] Interesting End: PS7 Voltage Regulation Problem

>From lots of prior experience and hair tearing:  If you are not seeing 122 to 125 V input to the power supply, you are going to have problems. Get your primary set there and then worry about other settings.  Also, most of the variacs folks are using are not large enough to handle the input curren

Re: [drakelist] Interesting End: PS7 Voltage Regulation Problem

Ron Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Kevin, If I understand you correctly, you were only feeding a percentage of the design voltage to the PS7 because of the variac. Let me make a guess as

[drakelist] Interesting End: PS7 Voltage Regulation Problem

Kevin LaHaie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hello Drakelist I had reported earlier that 'all was well' with my PS7 regulation problem. Well, it might have been well all along, but I have this unu

Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

-- From: "PWells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax I want some > > PWells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang > --

Re: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

PWells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Well! I had a lot of fun with the antenna wax thingny. Its a joke ...isn' t it? 73's VE2FAR Pet

Re: [drakelist] Interesting

"wa5pok" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I think this will work. http://biologyrules.com/antenna_best.html 73, Mike WA5POK -- On

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04 8:26 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax I want some Extreme care should be used in the application of the various antenna waxes and greases in today's market. Although these products apply easily, the is at least one, if not adverse, annoying aft

Re: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

"Thom R. Lacosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, Dino Papas wrote: Dino Papas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -

Re: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

Jay, I think it would act more like a lumped inductance.Theoretically you would need to shorten the feed line an inversely proportional amount to compensate for the increased velocity on the line. George At 09:26 AM 8/9/04 -0400, you wrote: Extreme care should be used in the application of the v

Re: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

Dino Papas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Reminds me of things new soldiers were asked to retrieve: "Go to the commo shop and bring us back a can of squelch." "Go to the arms room and get a blank ada

Re: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

Extreme care should be used in the application of the various antenna waxes and greases in today's market. Although these products apply easily, the is at least one, if not adverse, annoying after effect.  The Velocity Factor of the antenna increases which causes the rf to enter and leave the ante

Re: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! Antenna wax???? I want some

PWells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Lee Can you ship me a case of antenna wax to Canada? How can I apply it when its 40 below in the winter? VE2FAR Peter

Re: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really!

Ron Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Let's not automatically dismiss and idea just because it is not of the current popular "wisdom". I personally do not believe that the "magic antenna" is

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RE: [drakelist] Interesting

"Thom R. Lacosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, sebdesn wrote: "sebdesn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -

RE: [drakelist] Interesting

"sebdesn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- > Patents, as I found out in the corporate world, is no big deal. > Patents are > usurped every day. Furthermore, there are many patents issued for useless

Re: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really!

customers tell us they no longer turn on the amp now that they are using Dr Vandegraph Antenna Wax. You will be glad you tried it.  (patent pending)   Please, one jar per customer only! - Original Message - From: "K7OV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Lee Bahr'&

RE: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really!

rch under? 73, Mike - K7OV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Bahr Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 6:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! "Lee Bahr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ma

RE: [drakelist] Interesting

ED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James E. Lanier Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] Interesting "James E. Lanier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang --

Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really!

#x27;Lee Bahr'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 11:06 PM Subject: RE: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really! > If you think it a hoax or nonsense, why don't you write the Un

Re: [drakelist] Interesting

One small comment from my side: As the article notes, the "...antenna melted while increasing power up to 100 watts". To melt something, there is a need for substantial power to do so, or in other words: power dissi- pation in the antenna. This stands in clear contrast to the other statement

Re: [drakelist] Interesting

"James E. Lanier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- It says that a patent is pending. I found no patent or application on the patent search page. Jim -

Fw: [drakelist] Interesting? Not Really!

his is just another Cold Fusion type story. Too bad 73 isn't around anymore, This would be right up their alley). Lee, w0vt - Original Message - From: "richard radke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:48 AM Subjec

[drakelist] Interesting

richard radke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Morning Gang, Came across this article yesterday...Not highly technical, but more of a press release...Help may be on the way for antenna challenged hams

[drakelist] INTERESTING ARTICLE ON AMATEUR RADIO

I happened upon this article while looking at the July E Issue of the DIGITAL JOURNALIST, a monthly newsletter directed mainly at professional news photographers.  The publisher, Derik Halstead, is a former Whitte House and general assignment photographer for one of the major publications. Roger Wi