This is what I have done. Also for the mic on the T-4XB, which I never use....
Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Garey Barrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "David M Eakins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Drake List Posting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:39 PM 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > --- > > 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
