[Drakelist] Will this crystal work?
I found a crystal that looks like an hc6u with the 1/2 inch pin spread, labeled CB crystal, 26.1 mhz. Will it work in an R4A? Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270729147749 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] Making those knobs like new again.
Some of you probably have already known this, but I had a flash of inspiration today on how to get the aluminum inserts on the B-Line main tuning knobs to have that nice, turned look again. Turn 'em! So, I took the three sorry-looking knobs I had out to the woodshop, chucked up a 1/4 drill bit in the drill press, installed each knob on the bit and ran the press at about 800 rpm. I took a piece of 2500-grit sandpaper and ran it back and forth across the face. Voila! Knobs look almost as good as new! Of course, this procedure won't remove any dings, and you need to be careful not to hit the plastic too much. It's a massive improvement! Enjoy Those Drakes... Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 To be is to do - Socrates To do is to be - Plato Do be do be do. - Sinatra All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended thereto. ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Making those knobs like new again.
On Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:09:38 -0400, Steve Wedge wrote: So, I took the three sorry-looking knobs I had out to the woodshop, chucked up a 1/4 drill bit in the drill press, installed each knob on the bit and ran the press at about 800 rpm. I took a piece of 2500-grit sandpaper and ran it back and forth across the face. Voila! Knobs look almost as good as new! I did a National knob using a hand drill once many years ago. It looked great, for a while, until the bare aluminum began to oxidize. One of these days I need to re-do it and treat the aluminum with something afterwards, 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
Re: [Drakelist] Will this crystal work?
Probably. It will cover 15.5 to 16 MHz. It may not oscillate on exactly it's marked frequency depending up how it was made. Series resonant, parallel resonant, capacitive load specified, etc. It could be off by a few kHz one way or another. 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 Neil M Califano wrote: I found a crystal that looks like an hc6u with the 1/2 inch pin spread, labeled CB crystal, 26.1 mhz. Will it work in an R4A? Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270729147749 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Will this crystal work?
Just to clarify. The link you provided for this crystal shows it as being for 26.6 MHz, not 26.1 MHz as you stated in your message. Subtracting 11.1 means that it will provide coverage from 'about' 15.5 - 16.0 MHz 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 Neil M Califano wrote: I found a crystal that looks like an hc6u with the 1/2 inch pin spread, labeled CB crystal, 26.1 mhz. Will it work in an R4A? Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270729147749 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
