On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:55:06 -0500 (EST), L L bahr wrote: > I look at modifying a Drake rig like taking a Stanley Steamer, removing it's > boiler and installing a Corvette engine in it.
Maybe you wouldn't put a 'vette engine in it, but I'd bet a dollar that you would set a stadium cushion on the seat to soften your ride a bit.... ;) > > I just look at modifying a Drake rig as showing no appreciation of years gone > bye technology. If someone wants to improve something, go out and buy a new > 2012 rig and modify/destroy it. And I can still remember when is wasn't uncommon for hams to spend hours tuning, tweaking, and yes, making modifications to their gear (whether homebrew or store-bought) so they could put the best possible signal on the air. This is just an extension of that, and arguably part of the basis and purpose of Amateur Radio. And besides that, it's FUN! Aside from that, which one of us hasn't replaced a 2-wire power cord with 3-wire, or (to stray off-topic a bit) opearated an AC/DC set through an isolation transformer? Those are mods, too. If Bob Drake modded his C-Line, would it still be a Drake...? 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
