Re: [Drakelist] Drake R4B calibrator
Have you looked at ExpressPCB/ExpressSCH? Great for what you are describing and the software is free. Rick KD6ZR On 1/22/2014 8:42 PM, Doug Smith wrote: Thanks Mike. Good info. I took a look at circad --- whew! Pricey.. I've got a couple of projects that I've been wanting to have a board or two made up but not at that level of professionalism! 73, Doug, W7KF On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Mike Bryce proso...@sssnet.com mailto:proso...@sssnet.com wrote: Gang The purple pcbs are made by a company called osh park. He ( they) have a thing for purple. Even the mailing envelopes are purple. All the prototypes are purple. Go figure. I use circad for the pcb layout software. I am currently teaching myself eagle. That's been slow. Mike wb8vge Sent from my iPad */Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad./**//* ___ 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] Drake R4B calibrator
THe only problem with the captive freeware from the places like Express is that you cannot do anything else with the result. Not even print out the board layouts--only send them in to have them made. There are several free packages...some good, others not so much, that do the same and are under the GNU free software environmnet. I have used freePCB and the free version of viewmate from Pentalogix to generate standard gerber or plotting files for small boards--multi-layer are ok as well. Learning the full automated process from schematic capture thru net list, etc to final art is an interesting passtime. Starting with a fully documented schematic with bill of material makes the capture process work very well--but it is sometimes contrary to the way us older guys develop stuff! Cheers Curt KU8L On 1/23/2014 7:27 AM, Rick Lutzinger wrote: Have you looked at ExpressPCB/ExpressSCH? Great for what you are describing and the software is free. Rick KD6ZR On 1/22/2014 8:42 PM, Doug Smith wrote: Thanks Mike. Good info. I took a look at circad --- whew! Pricey.. I've got a couple of projects that I've been wanting to have a board or two made up but not at that level of professionalism! 73, Doug, W7KF On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Mike Bryce proso...@sssnet.com mailto:proso...@sssnet.com wrote: Gang The purple pcbs are made by a company called osh park. He ( they) have a thing for purple. Even the mailing envelopes are purple. All the prototypes are purple. Go figure. I use circad for the pcb layout software. I am currently teaching myself eagle. That's been slow. Mike wb8vge Sent from my iPad */Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad./**//* ___ 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
[Drakelist] Question Concerning a Drake TR Mobile power cord
I found a brand new mobile power cord in a drawer. I have no clue when I got it but I had a basic question regarding it. It has three leads, red, black and white. I know red is positive and black is negative but what is white used for. I looked up the the cord in the drake manual but I can't see where the white lead comes into the schematic. Joe N9JCQ ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[Drakelist] Should Read: Question Concerning a Drake TR7 Mobile power cord
-Original Message- From: n9jcq n9...@aol.com To: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2014 9:58 am Subject: [Drakelist] Question Concerning a Drake TR Mobile power cord I found a brand new mobile power cord in a drawer. I have no clue when I got it but I had a basic question regarding it. It has three leads, red, black and white. I know red is positive and black is negative but what is white used for. I looked up the the cord in the drake manual but I can't see where the white lead comes into the schematic. Joe N9JCQ ___ 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] New to the list
Hello folks! VE2MRN Marco here and I just found a group that shares the same passion of Drake as I do! I've been licensed since January 1991 and the TR-4 was my very first HF rig. I've been doing a lot of lurking before stepping up, and found all kinds of information lately on these beautiful rigs that I couldn't/didn't find before! I especially like the AC4 refurbishing kit that I must acquire eventually! Not wanting to make this an exhausting long intro, I am very happy to be part of this group. 73 Marco ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] New to the list
Marco, Welcome my friend! You will have a nice time here...and lots of help if you need it. I currently have: Sherwood modified R-4C T-4XC L-4B MN-2700 tuner Use them all the time. Looking for a real nice TR-3 or 4 to add to my station. Get great reports and work tons of DX with the C line. 73, Lee KC9CDT -Original Message- From: Marco Baiocchi ve2...@hotmail.com To: Drakelist@zerobeat.net drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:37 pm Subject: [Drakelist] New to the list Hello folks! VE2MRN Marco here and I just found a group that shares the same passion of Drake as I do! I've been licensed since January 1991 and the TR-4 was my very first HF rig. I've been doing a lot of lurking before stepping up, and found all kinds of information lately on these beautiful rigs that I couldn't/didn't find before! I especially like the AC4 refurbishing kit that I must acquire eventually! Not wanting to make this an exhausting long intro, I am very happy to be part of this group. 73 Marco ___ 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] New to the list
Thanks for the warm welcome! I just joined the Yahoo group also. Chuck, when the time comes for the PS kit, I will have a very capable friend who will guide/help me through it. I also seen a Youtube video showing it's not all that complicated. My PS has a very slight hum that you can only hear with the volume completely silent. 73 Marco Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:34:44 -0500 Subject: Re: [Drakelist] New to the list From: ch...@chuckg.com To: ve2...@hotmail.com Hi Marco, you came to the right place. Speaking of the AC4 upgrade kit, I've done two of them, one for an AC3. It'll do both though it's a little confusing for the AC3 (different colored wires etc). Here's my tip on that kit. Squeemish about bringing up a 750VDC supply (I was) ? I took a filament transformer and fed the 12VAC to the supply instead of the 120VAC. Then check the outputs and multiply by 10. Much less exciting, but that was my goal. 750 will arc to something that's too close, so take care. 73, Chuck, K1OM, Alachua Florida ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] New to the list
Wow Mark! Those are amazing quality pictures and they WILL be useful for reference when the time comes! Thanks for sharing them. Marco Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:47:14 -0500 From: k...@aol.com To: ve2...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Drakelist] New to the list Marco, I took pictures when I did the second AC-4R kit install. You may find them helpful: https://picasaweb.google.com/kfourso2/TheHeathkitShopAC4RDrakeAC4UpgradeInstall#5510637497980445858 There is pretty much, one picture per instruction in the documentation. GL! 73, Mark, K4SO www.k4so.com picasaweb.google.com/kfourso picasaweb.google.com/kfourso2 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Drake R4B calibrator
Eagle PCB Cad will kick some butt, but it’s a steep learning curve Free, for the trial version with no restrictions other than no pcb bigger than 3 x 4 inches I would never use software that locks into one company, ties all your work to them. Mike Bryce WB8VGE proso...@sssnet.com On Jan 23, 2014, at 9:31 AM, cnixon cptc...@flash.net wrote: THe only problem with the captive freeware from the places like Express is that you cannot do anything else with the result. Not even print out the board layouts--only send them in to have them made. There are several free packages...some good, others not so much, that do the same and are under the GNU free software environmnet. I have used freePCB and the free version of viewmate from Pentalogix to generate standard gerber or plotting files for small boards--multi-layer are ok as well. Learning the full automated process from schematic capture thru net list, etc to final art is an interesting passtime. Starting with a fully documented schematic with bill of material makes the capture process work very well--but it is sometimes contrary to the way us older guys develop stuff! Cheers Curt KU8L On 1/23/2014 7:27 AM, Rick Lutzinger wrote: Have you looked at ExpressPCB/ExpressSCH? Great for what you are describing and the software is free. Rick KD6ZR On 1/22/2014 8:42 PM, Doug Smith wrote: Thanks Mike. Good info. I took a look at circad — whew! Pricey.. I’ve got a couple of projects that I’ve been wanting to have a board or two made up but not at that level of professionalism! 73, Doug, W7KF On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Mike Bryce proso...@sssnet.com wrote: Gang The purple pcbs are made by a company called osh park. He ( they) have a thing for purple. Even the mailing envelopes are purple. All the prototypes are purple. Go figure. I use circad for the pcb layout software. I am currently teaching myself eagle. That's been slow. Mike wb8vge Sent from my iPad Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. ___ 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 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
