[Drakelist] Deoxit at Musician's Friend
*Since I started back on my Drakes I couldn't find a source for Deoxit locally, when I found it on the net they wanted as much for shipping as the 5 oz can cost. I found it at Musician's Friend for $14.98 and FREE shipping. I'm not plugging them just thought you might like a source for it and not have to pay an arm and half a leg to get it shipped.* *73's* *Woody (KO4BG)* ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] TR-M
Greeting Drake fans, I am a new subscriber to this list. I have in the past owned many pieces of Drake ham equipment. I have just recently picked up a Drake TR-M transceiver. My question is: Have any of you used a TR-M on the ham bands? It appears to be a neat compact unit. I wish to convert it to use on the 40, 60 and 80 meter bands, mainly 60 meter USB and possibly am on 40 and 80. It would be appreciated if anyone with experience with said unit would comment on any problems encountered, Lou Ribble n3od ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio?
Lee - Pin 6 'could' indicate a leaky C90A, but resistance checks through electrolytics are so inconsistent (polarity of leads, voltage applied, current available, etc., that I just don't bother with them.. I don't think I have ever 'found' a problem through resistance checks! You should have about 18 VDC across C173, with no ripple, and about 11 VDC on the other end of R130. The output transformer isn't THAT critical, as long as it's within reason. Easiest way to check it is to put ~2 VAC @ 1000 Hz on the secondary and measure the voltage across the primary. On further thought, I believe the original is a 5000 ohm primary, so if you put 2V on the secondary, you should see about 70V on the primary. That's a 35:1 turns ratio, and with 4 ohms on the secondary the primary would be 4900 ohms. Close enough. Perhaps Bill is 'listening' and has more accurate information?? 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com kc9...@aol.com wrote: Garey, Yep, I'm still up and working on this baby... OK, one other thing I found: Resistance checks at V7: Pin 6 slowly goes up to 4.8K instead of being 15K like the book says Pin 7 slowly goes up to 4.6K...pretty close to the book I have checked a lot of resisters in both the atrea of Q7 V7 all look pretty good. 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com To: drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 9:36 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio? Lee - The output transformer is a 2500 to 4 ohm. Probably any small, single tube output transformer will work. The primary current is about 40 mA. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com kc9...@aol.com wrote: BIG UPDATE, I just discovered someone has changed the audio output XFMR! I can tell because they left a small piece of the original secondary wire on the phone jack terminal wher it connects...it is the cloth covered wire. H. who know what it is, if it is correct... Wander if I can find one??? Anyone have one I can buy? That may not even be the issue...if I knwe what the input signal level was supposed to be that would help. 73, Lee ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] TR-M
I don't think the TR-M would be a good choice for 60 meters. The maximum legal power is listed as, an effective radiated power (ERP) not to exceed 50 W PEP. The TR-M is a 150 watt radio on SSB. I'm not sure if you could get it down to the legal limit easily unless you were to use a very small ineffective antenna/coax system. The other problem is getting the radio right smack on frequency. If I remember right the frequency specifications are pretty tight. The radio might be OK for some of the other bands if you don't mind the ten channel limitation. Al, n7ioh, Payson, Arizona, USA On Apr 2, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Lou Ribble wrote: Greeting Drake fans, I am a new subscriber to this list. I have in the past owned many pieces of Drake ham equipment. I have just recently picked up a Drake TR-M transceiver. My question is: Have any of you used a TR-M on the ham bands? It appears to be a neat compact unit. I wish to convert it to use on the 40, 60 and 80 meter bands, mainly 60 meter USB and possibly am on 40 and 80. It would be appreciated if anyone with experience with said unit would comment on any problems encountered, Lou Ribble n3od ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] TR-M
Lou, I would recommend not using the TR-M for amateur radio use. It's not really going to be that great on the ham bands being limited to 10 channels. I would ether keep it for a collector radio or sell it to someone who wants it for a collection. Get yourself a real ham radio. I like the Drake R-4B and T-4XC, but any of the Drake separates should work fine. They won't work 60 meters though. I'm not sure if the TR-7's will work 60 meters as I have never owned one. Those who own the TR-7's have great things to say about them. Maybe someday I will get to operate one. As far as AM is concerned most radios will work on AM depending on what you want to do. I have two old Johnson Viking Ranger II transmitters that I am restoring slowly for AM use. If you like old these are a great bang for the buck transmitters. There are a lot of old receivers to chose from. Many of the Drake receivers will work fine for most AM reception. For crowded band conditions a more modern receiver will probably be better but you will loose some of the wonderful AM sound with most of them. I don't have a lot of room for the large old AM receivers so I will be using my R-4B or maybe my Icom R-75 with the AM filter in it. Al, n7ioh On Apr 2, 2011, at 9:40 AM, Lou Ribble wrote: OK Al, Thank you for the quick response. 60 meter coverage while nice, would not be a necessity. I am well aware of the power and bandwidth restriction on 60. What about 40, 80 and even 160 at the high end of the band? I like AM and it would be great to get it on the air on AM. I just am trying to find out whether it will be more trouble than it is worth, Any input will be appreciated, 73. Lou -Original Message- From: Al [mailto:wenj...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 12:12 PM To: Lou Ribble Cc: Drake List Subject: Re: [Drakelist] TR-M I don't think the TR-M would be a good choice for 60 meters. The maximum legal power is listed as, an effective radiated power (ERP) not to exceed 50 W PEP. The TR-M is a 150 watt radio on SSB. I'm not sure if you could get it down to the legal limit easily unless you were to use a very small ineffective antenna/coax system. The other problem is getting the radio right smack on frequency. If I remember right the frequency specifications are pretty tight. The radio might be OK for some of the other bands if you don't mind the ten channel limitation. Al, n7ioh, Payson, Arizona, USA ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio?
Lee - If only 0.5 VDC on the Base of Q7 and 18V on the Collector, the transistor is not turned on at all. Perhaps R131 has gone way up in value?? You should see about 0.02V on the Emitter, about 1V on the Base, and about 7.5V on the Collector with the AF GAIN at minimum. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com kc9...@aol.com wrote: OK, more info... Garey, it is not C173, I bridged it...no change. The voltages I get on Q7 are: .48VDC (Hard to see, but I think it's the base FLAT SIDE OF THE TRANS.) close to 0VDC Base? 18.45 VDC collector? Richard, If I don't find anything else I'll try to check the transformer out per your diredtion. Thanks, Lee -Original Message- From: Richard Knoppow 1oldle...@ix.netcom.com To: kc9cdt kc9...@aol.com Cc: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 10:35 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio? - Original Message - From: kc9...@aol.com To: k4...@mindspring.com; Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio? Garey, How would I check to see if that is the correct one in there.. Can I just use a meter and check the resistance on the primary seconday? If it is the wrong one...it could be the problem 73, Lee The DC resistance won't tell you much because the size of the wires in the primary and secondary are probably different. You can check the effective output impedance with a varirable resistor and voltmeter. The resistor should be perhaps ten or twenty ohms to cover the range of impedances likely. Get a tone on the RX using the calibrator. With the speaker and headphone jacks open circuited set the level of the output to a convenient level. Now, connect the resistor across the loudspeaker or headphone jack with the voltmeter across it and adjust it for exactly half the voltage you get when open circuited. Now measure the resistance of the pot, that will be the impedance of the output. Since this is the plate impedance reflected into the secondary it will be the correct value of loudspeaker impedance to match the amplifier. If you have an audio oscillator you can measure the turns ratio directly by putting a voltage across either primary or secondary and measuring it at the other end. Voltage varies directly with the turns ratio, impedance with the square of the ratio. Note that transformers do not have a characteristic impedance, they have only a ratio. They are specified to work at certain impedances because the inductance and distributed capacitances will allow a specified frequency range. A transformer can be used over quite wide range of impedances but there will be a change in the low and high frequency cut-off. A variable frequency oscillator and good AC voltmeter can be used to measure the frequency response at various impedances. Output transformers are also designed to handle a certain amount of DC current. The transformer may be the source of the trouble but it would have to be pretty far off. ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] TR-M
I had never heard of the TR-M, but upon looking it up, it seems quite appropriate for 60 meters except for the power level. I don't know how hard that would be to deal with. Its crystal control looks good for 60m to me. I would not consider it for any other ham bands. 73 de W3NU On 4/2/2011 12:11 PM, Al wrote: I don't think the TR-M would be a good choice for 60 meters. The maximum legal power is listed as, an effective radiated power (ERP) not to exceed 50 W PEP. The TR-M is a 150 watt radio on SSB. I'm not sure if you could get it down to the legal limit easily unless you were to use a very small ineffective antenna/coax system. The other problem is getting the radio right smack on frequency. If I remember right the frequency specifications are pretty tight. The radio might be OK for some of the other bands if you don't mind the ten channel limitation. Al, n7ioh, Payson, Arizona, USA On Apr 2, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Lou Ribble wrote: Greeting Drake fans, I am a new subscriber to this list. I have in the past owned many pieces of Drake ham equipment. I have just recently picked up a Drake TR-M transceiver. My question is: Have any of you used a TR-M on the ham bands? It appears to be a neat compact unit. I wish to convert it to use on the 40, 60 and 80 meter bands, mainly 60 meter USB and possibly am on 40 and 80. It would be appreciated if anyone with experience with said unit would comment on any problems encountered, Lou Ribble n3od ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net mailto:Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] TR-M
The information I found on the TR-M says that it has transmitting gain control. It may be possible to apply a DC voltage to that to keep the output power down to 50 Watts for 60 Meters. 73, Bob AD3K From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Charles Ring Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 1:40 PM To: Al Cc: Lou Ribble; Drake List Subject: Re: [Drakelist] TR-M I had never heard of the TR-M, but upon looking it up, it seems quite appropriate for 60 meters except for the power level. I don't know how hard that would be to deal with. Its crystal control looks good for 60m to me. I would not consider it for any other ham bands. 73 de W3NU On 4/2/2011 12:11 PM, Al wrote: I don't think the TR-M would be a good choice for 60 meters. The maximum legal power is listed as, an effective radiated power (ERP) not to exceed 50 W PEP. The TR-M is a 150 watt radio on SSB. I'm not sure if you could get it down to the legal limit easily unless you were to use a very small ineffective antenna/coax system. The other problem is getting the radio right smack on frequency. If I remember right the frequency specifications are pretty tight. The radio might be OK for some of the other bands if you don't mind the ten channel limitation. Al, n7ioh, Payson, Arizona, USA On Apr 2, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Lou Ribble wrote: Greeting Drake fans, I am a new subscriber to this list. I have in the past owned many pieces of Drake ham equipment. I have just recently picked up a Drake TR-M transceiver. My question is: Have any of you used a TR-M on the ham bands? It appears to be a neat compact unit. I wish to convert it to use on the 40, 60 and 80 meter bands, mainly 60 meter USB and possibly am on 40 and 80. It would be appreciated if anyone with experience with said unit would comment on any problems encountered, Lou Ribble n3od ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] TR-M
- Original Message - From: Bob Spooner rl...@psu.edu To: 'Charles Ring' w...@roadrunner.com; 'Al' wenj...@gmail.com Cc: 'Lou Ribble' n...@frontiernet.net; 'Drake List' drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] TR-M The information I found on the TR-M says that it has transmitting gain control. It may be possible to apply a DC voltage to that to keep the output power down to 50 Watts for 60 Meters. 73, Bob AD3K Since the FCC spec is for ERP I wonder how that is calculated. The input to the antenna is not ERP. My understanding is ERP is the power that would be equivalent to what would have to go into a theoretical unipolar antenna. Such antennas are impossible in the practical world but are useful for calculating antenna gain. Even a simple dipole or vertical antenna has gain over a unipole, the difference may not be of more than academic interest but where regulations are concerned it would be worth knowing. -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickb...@ix.netcom.com ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] 60 meter 50 watt equivalent from a dipole
Basically the FCC (I do not have the quote handy) said that the limit would be the equivalent of 50 watts applied to a dipole. So, in practice, some have tweaked their power into the transmission line taking into consideration the loss of the transmission going to the dipole. Some have also tweaked the input power according to the relative gain of the actual antenna - those with a vertical or mobile increase the input power, those hams with loops, cut back. It is nice ham techie tweaking - not mysterious at all. Kris KM2KM Merschrod 123 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850 www.merschrod.net - Original Message - From: Richard Knoppow 1oldle...@ix.netcom.com To: Bob Spooner rl...@psu.edu; 'Charles Ring' w...@roadrunner.com; 'Al' wenj...@gmail.com Cc: 'Lou Ribble' n...@frontiernet.net; 'Drake List' drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] TR-M - Original Message - From: Bob Spooner rl...@psu.edu To: 'Charles Ring' w...@roadrunner.com; 'Al' wenj...@gmail.com Cc: 'Lou Ribble' n...@frontiernet.net; 'Drake List' drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] TR-M The information I found on the TR-M says that it has transmitting gain control. It may be possible to apply a DC voltage to that to keep the output power down to 50 Watts for 60 Meters. 73, Bob AD3K Since the FCC spec is for ERP I wonder how that is calculated. The input to the antenna is not ERP. My understanding is ERP is the power that would be equivalent to what would have to go into a theoretical unipolar antenna. Such antennas are impossible in the practical world but are useful for calculating antenna gain. Even a simple dipole or vertical antenna has gain over a unipole, the difference may not be of more than academic interest but where regulations are concerned it would be worth knowing. -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickb...@ix.netcom.com ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] 60 meter 50 watt equivalent from a dipole
- Original Message - From: Kris Merschrod k...@merschrod.net To: 'Drake List' drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 7:36 PM Subject: [Drakelist] 60 meter 50 watt equivalent from a dipole Basically the FCC (I do not have the quote handy) said that the limit would be the equivalent of 50 watts applied to a dipole. So, in practice, some have tweaked their power into the transmission line taking into consideration the loss of the transmission going to the dipole. Some have also tweaked the input power according to the relative gain of the actual antenna - those with a vertical or mobile increase the input power, those hams with loops, cut back. It is nice ham techie tweaking - not mysterious at all. The topic involves reducing signal gain to FCC requirements on 60 mtrs. I always understood tweaking to mean maximize or peak; Did you mean detune or something to that effect? 72 Ron, wb1hga ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio?
Lee - OK. You need to measure resistor R131. Q7 is NOT turned on at all, there is no current through it. The middle lead is the Collector, not the Base. So the Base is 0.46 which isn't enough. The Collector is 18V, indicating that there is NO current through R148. I suspect either R131 has way up in value, or there is a cracked or rosin solder joint in that area. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com kc9...@aol.com wrote: Garey (others ) The voltages on Q7 are not even close to what you suggested. E = 0V B = 18V C = .46V (Point 46) 73, Lee Lee Simmonds Summit DCS LLC 260-799-4077 Office 260-403-6936 Cell -Original Message- From: Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com To: drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sat, Apr 2, 2011 1:31 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio? Lee - If only 0.5 VDC on the Base of Q7 and 18V on the Collector, the transistor is not turned on at all. Perhaps R131 has gone way up in value?? You should see about 0.02V on the Emitter, about 1V on the Base, and about 7.5V on the Collector with the AF GAIN at minimum. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com kc9...@aol.com wrote: OK, more info... Garey, it is not C173, I bridged it...no change. The voltages I get on Q7 are: .48VDC (Hard to see, but I think it's the base FLAT SIDE OF THE TRANS.) close to 0VDC Base? 18.45 VDC collector? Richard, If I don't find anything else I'll try to check the transformer out per your diredtion. Thanks, Lee -Original Message- From: Richard Knoppow 1oldle...@ix.netcom.com To: kc9cdt kc9...@aol.com Cc: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 10:35 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio? - Original Message - From: kc9...@aol.com To: k4...@mindspring.com; Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio? Garey, How would I check to see if that is the correct one in there.. Can I just use a meter and check the resistance on the primary seconday? If it is the wrong one...it could be the problem 73, Lee The DC resistance won't tell you much because the size of the wires in the primary and secondary are probably different. You can check the effective output impedance with a varirable resistor and voltmeter. The resistor should be perhaps ten or twenty ohms to cover the range of impedances likely. Get a tone on the RX using the calibrator. With the speaker and headphone jacks open circuited set the level of the output to a convenient level. Now, connect the resistor across the loudspeaker or headphone jack with the voltmeter across it and adjust it for exactly half the voltage you get when open circuited. Now measure the resistance of the pot, that will be the impedance of the output. Since this is the plate impedance reflected into the secondary it will be the correct value of loudspeaker impedance to match the amplifier. If you have an audio oscillator you can measure the turns ratio directly by putting a voltage across either primary or secondary and measuring it at the other end. Voltage varies directly with the turns ratio, impedance with the square of the ratio. Note that transformers do not have a characteristic impedance, they have only a ratio. They are specified to work at certain impedances because the inductance and distributed capacitances will allow a specified frequency range. A transformer can be used over quite wide range of impedances but there will be a change in the low and high frequency cut-off. A variable frequency oscillator and good AC voltmeter can be used to measure the frequency response at various impedances. Output transformers are also designed to handle a certain amount of DC current. The transformer may be the source of the trouble but it would have to be pretty far off. ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Fwd: My R-4B audio?
Lee - Yes, C90A IS an electrolytic, it is part of the Twist-Lok can cap. It is the terminal with NO mark on it (square, half-round, triangle on the other three). The terminals are all ' + ', the can is common ' - '. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] Testing Caps for Leakage
For years I thought it was sufficient to test caps for dissipation factor, another name for ESR, I discovered the hard way its not. Many will tell you that electrolytic caps must be tested with polarizing voltage and that may make a difference in the measured capacitance of some but that is not the problem I am discussing. I discovered that many caps develop low _parallel_ resistance AKA leakage. Not just electrolytic but also paper and probably other types of caps. I found this when I was getting an old General Radio signal generator going and discovered that the modulation monitor didn't work right. The coupling cap was a 0.05 uf high quality molded paper cap. It measured fine on a GR impedance bridge but a new cap fixed the problem. The new cap measured about the same as the old one on the bridge. So, I decided to measure the leakage current. I did this with a small GR regulated and adjustable power supply and a DMM capable of measuring micro-amps. Most DMM's and VOM's are sufficiently sensitive to work. I found the bad capacitor to have a lot of leakage current (can't remember how much) where a new one had none detectable. I used about 300V on that one because it was rated that high. I then checked a bunch of discarded caps of all sorts plus some new ones. Bad electrolytics of course have very high leakage (right up to being sort circuits). I think the limits are around 5 ua for paper or other non-electrolytic types and perhaps 15 ua or a bit more for electrolytics. The current for an electrolytic will drop as the virtual electrode forms, if it increases the thing is no good. I later obtained a General Radio megohmeter,which will make a similar measurement but it has a fixed bias of 500V which is too much for many caps. It cqan be rigged to work with a lower voltage external supply, I have not tried that. The only advantage it has over the supply and meter method is that it indicates resistance directly. Anyway, the point is (and you know what's coming) that many bad caps will test good on a bridge or capacitance meter that is not set up to measure _parallel_ resistance with sufficient voltage. Note that _leakage_ or parallel resistance is also why bridging a bad cap with a good one will often NOT make a difference, its _not_ loss of capacitance but increase in leakage that's the problem and putting two caps in parallel won't change that. To investigate a cap it really is necessary to lift one end and substitute another. -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickb...@ix.netcom.com ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] R4C Preselector Reduction Drive Assembly?
Looking for someone who has a spare they do not need from a parts R4Cor anyone who has rebuilt one of these? Looks like the crimps that hold in the bearings has worn on the reduction drive assembly. Thanks... Rich Rich N7TR ex KI3V, N3AMK, WB3JOV www.n7tr.com http://www.n7tr.com Telnet: dxc.n7tr.com N7TR DXCluster ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Deoxit at Musician's Friend
On Apr 2, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Woody wrote: Since I started back on my Drakes I couldn't find a source for Deoxit locally, when I found it on the net they wanted as much for shipping as the 5 oz can cost. I found it at Musician's Friend for $14.98 and FREE shipping. I'm not plugging them just thought you might like a source for it and not have to pay an arm and half a leg to get it shipped. Being outside the US, I have a problem with it getting shipped here at all. I found a company on eBay that sells it and ships it out of the US. They are called PhoneKings.com and have their own website too. I ordered Deoxit 100 in the little tube, and they stuffed them (I ordered 3) in a little padded envelope so it came here in a week. If found that I needed fader lube too and they did not sell it alone, so I ordered a combination set which was on sale that week. I also sent them an email saying I would of preferred just the fader lube. They added just the fader lube to their website. My order of the combination packages never arrived, so I emailed them and they sent me a new set. That came in slightly over a week. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to misquote it. ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
