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Im trying to duplicate the light and dark grey colors found on the TR4 and
3 series Drake panels. Can anyone been down the road already, trying to
mat
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I may not be fast, but I'm stubborn. I just finished an amp "conversion"
...which really was more like "use the variable caps, met
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That blue will keep you cooool!
John K5MO
At 11:30 PM 6/18/2007, Jim Shorney wrote:
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Then a Valiant or a Viking II is right up your alley! :-)
73
John K5MO
At 10:39 AM 7/26/2007, you wrote:
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Jason,
I'd suggest not hacking on a fairly rare piece of Drake gear, and instead
suggest selling it, and taking the money to purchase a better
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Right-oh!
I stocked up in these yrs ago when they were $2.50 each !
73
John K5MO
At 04:43 PM 7/27/2007, you wrote:
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Check the bias voltage.... !
John K5MO
At 11:25 AM 8/5/2007, you wrote:
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If it turns out bad, I may have one...
Best
John K5MO
At 01:53 PM 8/5/2007, you wrote:
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Enjoy the K1 Hubert... love mine almost as much as the TR7s.
73
John K5MO
At 02:49 PM 8/5/2007, you wrote:
"Hubert ROTH" <[EMAIL
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White lanonin hand cleaner rubbed in with fingertips!
John k5MO
At 08:00 PM 8/5/2007, you wrote:
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GoJo! Available at auto parts store
John k5mO
At 01:54 PM 8/6/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello gang... A brand name sure would be nice...
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Do you have any pix of the 2m converters? I am interested, thank you!
At 02:55 PM 8/9/2007, you wrote:
Hi all;
I am in the process of moving to th
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Good stuff Al!
Also some cap rebuilding ideas on my site:
http://k5mo.com/RestorationCap_main_page.html
73
John K5MO
At 05:20 PM 8/12/2007, Al Parker
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Be careful of windex on the front panel or dials!
John K5MO
At 12:18 PM 8/23/2007, Jason Buchanan wrote:
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I'll second and third that... the white lanolin hand cleaner is the
stuff...particularly for delicate front panels, and hard to clean dried up
wri
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One of my 2B's is also a real dog...rusty on the edges, chassis very
pitted, chips off the front panel.
Works flawlessly!
:-)
John K5MO
At 05
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Hi Jim,
All sounds good! I always advise against cleaning screened dial glass (for
the reasons you found out!!!), and I'd suggest "Satin
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Not really! It will work fine Tom!
John
K5MO
t 07:53 AM 10/13/2007, you wrote:
Hi,
The subject line says it all. I have both an R-4A and an R-4B. I&#
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Welcome Ed. whichever version you buy, you'll likely be pleased.
May I steer you in the direction of a "B-line"? I dont think y
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Doug,
I seem to remember bias voltage being an issue for this problem
Best 73
John k5Mo
At 04:52 PM 10/27/2007, Doug Smith wrote:
Doug Smith &
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At 12:11 PM 11/2/2007, EP Swynar wrote:
Good Morning All,
Should those folks who offered to look for a direct replacement for this
meter in their resp
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Whoops...that can't be good
John K5MO
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At 02:03 PM 11/6/2007, Mike Bryce wrote:
the reason is not really clear..
but here goes
if there is a fault in one or both of the tubes, or a short c
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abbreviated excerpt below
The 6GJ5'
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> well i am the one who started this thread. and sorry for that i am.
Hi Carey!
Don&#
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Garey,
This has been my experience as well (in multiple Drake transmitters).
John K5MO
At 02:13 PM 11/8/2007, Garey Barrell wrote:
Garey Barrell &
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Yep, I've seen that guy too. Some people will stoop so low as to pimp
working radios just for a buck. Sad, but there's always folks who t
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What a fantastic article! Lot's to study here!
Thanks!
John K5MO
At 07:32 PM 11/16/2007, Ron Baker wrote:
It appears the text messaging system
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Hi Kevin and Howard,
Yes, you're right Kevin, about the multiple purchases from the same buyer and
its effect on Ebay feedback.
Howard, I think
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3-500z's
At 10:51 AM 11/25/2007, you wrote:
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OOPS! L4, may have 3-400zs!
At 10:51 AM 11/25/2007, you wrote:
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Sounds like the PA might be oscillating on 20M. Do you have another set of
tubes to try, to see if behaves differently?
John
At 12:52 PM 12/1/200
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My L7 and power supply arrived in the original packing boxes (it was only
used for 2 hours before the original owners phone started ringing wi
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OOps...sorry no... it's happily part of TR7 station here in the shack...
At 09:05 AM 12/8/2007, you wrote:
"Peter Bent" <[E
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Chuck, of those are emission numbers from a basic tube tester, that's
probably as close as you're going to see!
John K5MO
At 04:14 PM 12/9
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That's probably a fair price estimate... that PS7 is one heavy supply , and
if it's shipped in 2 boxes (one could only pray...), it
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At 09:35 AM 12/15/2007, EP Swynar wrote:
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I ran the shipping estimate for two packages, one 22 lbs (estimate for rig
and mic and packing) and one for 38 lbs (for PS7 power supply) from his zip
t
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Steve, probably cheaper to use a Heath HP23-x
At 02:20 PM 12/15/2007, you wrote:
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Hooray!
John K5MO
At 08:10 AM 12/16/2007, you wrote:
Looks like BAMA is dropping the DJVU in favor of .PDF.
Chuck, K1OM
On Dec 15, 2007 11
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There's an output on the power supply, which is 120V, which you could drive
a relay with to switch the 12V.
John K5MO
At 05:52 PM 12/17/2007
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Try "Wood Box Radio" but I don't think they do anymore.
At 05:17 PM 12/20/2007, you wrote:
Guy Giacopuzzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g
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You've come back from the dark side. Welcome to the light, Eddy!
:-)
73 and Merry Christmas
John K5MO
At 09:46 AM 12/23/2007, you wrote:
Good
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Better yet, get some 12 v versions, which are easier to slow down, and tap
off the rig itself. If you run the fans at full tilt, it'll sound l
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An option I use is a DC wall wart with selectable secondary voltage, so
that you can move the fan (on rubber feet) from rig to rig, and adjust the
fan
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Yep...leave the steam cleaner for the car... Cotton balls manuvered with
some tweezers and Qtips will do a much better job without wrecking things.
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"from my PERSONAL COLLECTIONthe finest I've seen .."
At 07:52 AM 1/5/2008, Ted Wright wrote:
Hello
Please tell me you
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Eddy
Take a look at 6GJ5s !
John K5MO
At 08:32 AM 1/20/2008, you wrote:
Good Morning All,
I'm curious as to the results anyone may
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Exactly, but Drake does that at the socket, so no diff!
JB
At 09:26 AM 1/20/2008, you wrote:
"EP Swynar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ma
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Im sure they work well, knowing AADE, but. why? To me, it would be
kind of like putting neon lights and a rear spoiler of a classic Corvette.
Joh
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Nope, nothing here!
John K5MO
At 07:37 PM 2/4/2008, Chuck Grandgent wrote:
just a test, are my emails to the list getting thru ?
tnx, Chuck
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Hi Al,
If I knew how rude the Autek people are, I'd have bought the MFJ first.
Nifty little unit with lousy support. I'll be happy to copy
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Hooray!
Good job congratulations... We all learn things by looking over each
others shoulders with these types of things
John K5MO
At 05:14
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Or a couple dabs of rubber cement...
John K5MO
At 03:47 PM 4/12/2008, you wrote:
Hi Wade,
A thin application of silicone sealant betwixt the two su
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Look great! How much
John
At 12:05 PM 4/20/2008, you wrote:
Make your radio restoration complete with the ORIGINAL NEW MAIN TUNING
KNOB with the spun
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He does great work, but he is a smoker, if you're offended by that.
John K5MO
At 04:54 PM 4/21/2008, Richard Bell wrote:
"Richard Bell&qu
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Of late, I think the Ebay sales are dying away.
There's much less quality stuff on Ebay these days (and I'm a great Ebay
prowler...). Lot
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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
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Hi Eddy,
Does the microphone work (check output with a scope....)
Joh
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Yes, you can probably check the mic circuit by keying the rig and dragging
a ground across the mic input, and seeing if the plate current deflects a
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Good going Eddy! I'm really anxious to see how it works for you!
John K5MO
At 01:21 PM 7/6/2008, you wrote:
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Hi Jim
What kind of power out do you see with the 4-400's?
Thank you
John K5MO
At 01:08 PM 7/4/2008, you wrote:
I recently bought out an inact
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Me too. They're much more tolerant when (not IF) you try and measure 500VDC
on the resistance range. I can tell you that lesser brands are not
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The "V" is the VHF model
John K5MO
At 10:40 AM 7/20/2008, you wrote:
Hello,
I have a Drake W-4 wattmeter. I just saw someone with
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Put the bleeders back in !! (are you sure they've been removed?)
John K5MO
At 10:56 PM 7/28/2008, Bill wrote:
I just found out the the L-4B has
Why, to keep you from plugging the key or headphones into it!
John K5MO
At 04:08 PM 8/17/2008, Richard Bell wrote:
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I don't recall seeing this question as
Also possible that the grease in the bearings at the front of the PTO has
hardened up to peanut butter like consistancy.
John K5MO
At 11:41 PM 09/12/2008, Garey Barrell wrote:
Usually a result of the hard rubber "doughnut" behind the dial plate
hardening with age. You can tr
most
manufacturers. I've had reason to question this in several situations at
work and in each case, when I tried to pin the manufacturers as to the
breakdown voltage of that PVC sleeving, the answer ultimately was "it's
there to provide a marking surface, not guaranteed as an insulator).
On the TR7 I use a 12V fan slowed down to about 9V with 4 series silicon
diodes. Does a great job and no noise.
John K5MO
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You mean RadioMart(y)?
;-)
John
At 04:28 PM 02/24/2009, Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:
That SALESMAN,... ( no Names ) is at it again on e bay. I cant
believe, he is still getting people to buy from him !
Joey
At 04:00 PM 2/25/2009, wenj...@gmail.com wrote:
I He has a feedback score of, 98.6% so
while not perfect he seems to be doing most things right.
With all respect, these days on ebay anything less than 100% should make
one go read the comments carefully. A year ago he was in the 96% range.
The Halli HA5 works fine with mine.
John K5MO
At 08:12 PM 03/11/2009, Dino Papas wrote:
Nope, they sure didn't but wish they hadsome guys have used the Heath
HG-10 with good success. I've used the NorCal FCC-1/2 DDS VFO on 80 and
40not enough juice for higher bands wi
Ah, but are you using the D-shape OR the ovoid getter?
John K5MO
At 01:33 PM 3/19/2009, leecra...@aol.com wrote:
Some time ago, I switched out all of the tubes in my TR-4CW to "black
plate" tubes to make sure that the tubes are color coordinated to the
Drake's black case. S
Now I can say "You'll have to pry both my guns AND my transmitters, from my
cold dead hands..."
John K5MO
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Make sure the screws that hold the main board to the chassis are tight.
When I cinched that down, it made the similar problem I had with my TR7 go
away.
John K5MO
At 04:59 PM 4/12/2009, you wrote:
Hi Paul,
Seems to me a locking problem of the PLL. I suggest you go through the
relevant
Hi Thom,
Yes, the usual gang of suspects is here lurking. Just summer doldrums as is
the normal case it seems.
Thanks for keeping this list running all these yrs.
John K5MO
At 08:37 AM 6/14/2009, Thom LaCosta wrote:
At 07:32 AM 06/12/09, Thom LaCosta wrote:
Apologies for the recent list
I've got the 400hz InRad (I think that's it) and it's quite narrow. I can't
imagine needing more narrow than that.
I note no excessive loss with the 400hz Inrad or the 500hz Drake...
John K5MO
At 02:06 PM 8/10/2009, Dennis Monticelli wrote:
I am considering buying a 300H
Well, it just so happens that he has! :-)
(Google is your friend)
John K5MO
At 01:17 PM 8/28/2009, Philip Grocki wrote:
Ron:
I enjoy reading everyone's (especially yours) remedies and comments on the
"ills-and-chills" of the Drake equipment. It would be nice (wishful
t
Anyone else have the Drake-Rebranded B&W TV monitor used with the Theta
TUs? Were they actually advertised? I've never seen them in print.
John K5MO
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Why would you want to dunk it? I'd think this is a good way of creating a
parts unit.
John K5MO
At 08:29 PM 10/21/2009, Steve Wedge wrote:
How well-sealed is the power xformer in the receivers? I'm suspecting
I'll have to remove it if I want to dunk the chassis. How easy
In my experience, the crystal type is not critical in the Drake rigs. I
seem to recall ordering a $3 "standard" computer type crystal out of
mouser/digikey for use in a 2B as I recall, and it worked FB. HC6 or
smaller, it doesn't really seem to matt
Bill,
Enjoy the retirement you've earned . Break out the rigs and meet everyone
on the Drake net.
73 and congratulations
John K5MOI
At 01:59 PM 10/29/2009, Bill Frost wrote:
Hello to everyone,
I will be retiring from the R. L. Drake Company tomorrow. I started as a
line technicia
ering iron, not torch !) and away we go!
Works fine. About 10 minutes total repair time...
73
John K5MO
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>If this is all useless info disregard it, I'm a bit slow at times.
>But, I like to try to find equiv. parts for my older radios..
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>73 and sorry for the BW,
>John K1RC
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Hopelessly Lost:
I'm going to continue to use my 7 line as my main rig.
Heck, compared to other radios in my stable, it's a modern one!
73
John K5MO
At 03:50 PM 7/31/03 -0500, Sterling Garwood wrote:
>
>
>I have a 7 line (TR-7, R-7, MN-2700, RV-75, MS-7) ... I use them every
>day a
ny times shorter than the semiconductors they're adjacent to.
I think it's this technology that's going to start haunting us
as solid state gear ages.
73
John
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I dont think there's any clear coat.
I do know that Drake panel paint is very thin , and easy to remove
even with car wax....
John K5MO
At 06:29 PM 8/10/03 -0400, Gerald wrote:
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>
>Looking at all my B line and C line stuff, there is no clearcoat
>whatsoever. I've nerve
I'd vote for the B line as well. I've got the "blank line", A, B and C line
"on line", and am most fond of the "B".
Regardless of the way you go, you'll not go too wrong!
John K5MO
At 11:30 PM 8/12/03 -0400, Tim Kass wrote:
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>
>Well, t
Anyone have an idea when Drake used USB and LSB crystal filters manufactured
by Tyco in the T-4XB transmitter (early/mid/late production)? (The two
T-4XB's I've owned up to this point have used CF International filters)
Tha
Hi Garey,
Thanks for the tip! I don't know the serial number of the rig the Tyco
filters came out of, but I'll see if I can obtain it. I purchased the
filters for a T-4XB that isn't acting like it should right now.
73,
John W0DC
- Original Message -
From: "Ga
Thanks Gary -
That makes sense!
My Tyco filters (no mention of C-F Networks) with a 1971 date code of 1971
came from T-4XB S/N 18237. The filters in my S/N 16,959 T-4XB are labeled
"C-F Networks" with no mention of Tyco (1969 date code).
73,
John W0DC
- Original Message
Am I correct in remembering that the tr3 version had NO logo?
73
John K5MO
At 11:44 AM 10/26/03 -0800, Tom S wrote:
>
>
>I'm interested in these also; I've got a nice MS-4
>that is just crying out for it's emblem (in the
>interests of completeness, of course).
&g
Hi John,
Thanks for sharing how you shoe-horned those caps in your R4-B. A nice
looking job.
That's a very nice picture of your B line and Heil microphone. I'll have to
track you down on the bands some day to get a copy of that QSL! Do you
operate any 17 meters?
73,
John W0DC
Unfortunately, Radio Shack closed out most of their communications-type
(cheap) replacement speakers about a year ago!
73
John K5MO
At 09:37 AM 11/17/03 -0800, D. Christopher Fall wrote:
>
>
>Would anyone know of a Radio Shack (or other brand) equivalent speaker for
the RV3/4 unit
Yes, There's a bayonet base bulb in there (#47?). Same as the VFO dial
type... you'll probably want to replace the blue filter at the same time.
on the Smeter, there's usually enough room to turn the old faded one around
and use the other end...
73
John K5MO (Listening to the Bee
if so , will at least let you know PS is
the problem, not the rig.
John
At 02:20 PM 2/1/04 -0500, Fred Kimble wrote:
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>
>Hi gang:
>I just bought a TR-4 and AC-4 Power Supply and it was almost DOA. It
>blew a fuse in the p/s and I put another in and same. I looked in the
>
s
I've ever had the pleasure to use.
I've got six other Drake stations on line (TR's 3/4 and 4C, with ext VFOs,
and R4A/T4X, R4B/T4XB, R4C/T4XC) and as much fun as these are,
the TR7 is THE rig!
73
John K5MO
At 03:50 PM 2/3/04 -0600, DAN COTSIRILOS wrote:
>>>>
the 7
I guess my question would be why? Unless it's to be used
as a laboratory instrument, I've certainly not seen the need for
this on a "C" line.
Now, on my old Halli SX101...
:-)
73
John K5MO
At 04:57 PM 2/11/04 -0600, Mike Chapman KI5MP wrote:
>>>>
Hello
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