Re: [Drakelist] TR4 and SB-200 Question
Opps: mis read. The previous remarks are valid to the t4 series. The tr4 will have to have essentially a resistive network to absorb power to fee the 200 with less than 100 watts. Simply doing so with the gain control will not do fully. I believe that Drake states this in the manual. Sorry for the mis direction. Concentrate on the antenna and you will not be disappointed. From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Elliott Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:25 PM To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: [Drakelist] TR4 and SB-200 Question I have just recently purchased an extremely nice SB-200 with all of the Harbach mods installed, my question is this. With all of the mods installed which are mainly aimed at allowing the SB-200 to play better with today solid-state rigs, do these mods, in particular the Soft-Key mod now prohibit me from using my Drake TR-4 with the amplifier? I do realize one of my major concerns it to not overdrive the amp with the TR-4. After reading the suggestion which was posted a week or so back I think I may use the T-connector and a 100-watt dummy load setup to help solve the over driving problem. I am wondering if I should just use the ALC line and perhaps a foot switch on the amp. Any suggestions or feedback is appreciated. 73, Kevin - KG0MN E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14140 http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ image002.gif___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] TR4 and SB-200 Question
Kevin - The first question to ask, is WHY? The TR-4 puts out about 200W. An SB-200 probably puts out less than 500W. That's a little more than one-half S-Unit. So... You're going to generate 200W, stick more than one-half of that into a dummy load, and then amplify the remainder to approximately twice what you started with? To move the other station's S-Meter about one-half of an S-Unit? Much more cost effective to improve your antenna, PLUS, any antenna improvements also improve the received signals. Just a suggestion 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com Kevin Elliott wrote: I have just recently purchased an extremely nice SB-200 with all of the Harbach mods installed, my question is this. With all of the mods installed which are mainly aimed at allowing the SB-200 to play better with today solid-state rigs, do these mods, in particular the Soft-Key mod now prohibit me from using my Drake TR-4 with the amplifier? I do realize one of my major concerns it to not overdrive the amp with the TR-4. After reading the suggestion which was posted a week or so back I think I may use the T-connector and a 100-watt dummy load setup to help solve the over driving problem. I am wondering if I should just use the ALC line and perhaps a foot switch on the amp. Any suggestions or feedback is appreciated. 73, Kevin – KG0MN ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] TR4 and SB-200 Question
I have just recently purchased an extremely nice SB-200 with all of the Harbach mods installed, my question is this. With all of the mods installed which are mainly aimed at allowing the SB-200 to play better with today solid-state rigs, do these mods, in particular the Soft-Key mod now prohibit me from using my Drake TR-4 with the amplifier? I do realize one of my major concerns it to not overdrive the amp with the TR-4. After reading the suggestion which was posted a week or so back I think I may use the T-connector and a 100-watt dummy load setup to help solve the over driving problem. I am wondering if I should just use the ALC line and perhaps a foot switch on the amp. Any suggestions or feedback is appreciated. 73, Kevin - KG0MN E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14140 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ image001.gif___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
