In my original R-4B I "defaced" the MS-4 speaker grille by drilling a hole and installing a 1/4" jack. MS-4 speaker grilles are much easier to find than R-4B front panels! I guess you could even make a new grille and paint it to look original. Anyway, this solution or "defacing" also solves the problem of having the headphone jack too close to the RF gain and mode switch. Particularly if you have large fingers.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 5:39 PM To: Garey Barrell; David M Eakins Cc: Drake List Posting Subject: Re: [drakelist] Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:51:21 -0800 As Garey points out, it would certainly take away from its value. It's easy to accomplish the same thing by making an adapter with about 8" of wire, a female jack on one end, and a male on the other... bring the connector out via this cable to a jack below the front panel. RS has the female 1/4" jacks w/housing to do a neat job of this without breaking out the (cringe) drill bits... :-) 73 John At 09:31 AM 2/13/04 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote: > > >Mike - > >No doubt drilling out the panel and either putting a second >jack there would decrease the "collectibility" of the >receiver. It has been done however. I did one about 30 >years ago because I got tired of reaching around the side of >the receiver, between the receiver and speaker, to try and >pull out that right angle plug (not an easy trick) when I >wanted the speaker on. > >By the way, the front panel phone jack is not exactly >wonderful either, since you then have this long phone plug >backshell and cord sticking out between the AF Gain and >Function switch. This can be a problem, depending upon >whether you are right or left handed. > >As for selling it, the value would depend upon whether the >prospective buyer wanted a receiver to use, or one to sit on >the shelf and admire. > >73, Garey - K4OAH >Atlanta > >David M Eakins wrote: >> I notice that the R4 and R4A/C all have a headphone jack in the front panel. >> My R4B does not, although there is a little mark in the front panel where it >> would go and the Chassis has a hole behind the mark where it would mount >> just fine. I wonder what effect if any this would have on the resale of the >> receiver, should I want to sell it in the future? >> >> 73, >> >> Mike - K7OV >> >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body >Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body >Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message >Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >--- > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.580 / Virus Database: 367 - Release Date: 2/6/04 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
