Re: [Drakelist] Please no flaming ...
Boy I sure can't wait for April Fools to come around each year. What a waste of everyones time. Keith Hamilton tu...@zoominternet.net On Apr 8, 2009, at 3:18 PM, Duane Calvin wrote: I just got a quick local response from someone "in the know" and he reported this is a hoax that was circulated on April Fools day on the vast wasteland known as USENET. 73, Duane AC5AA At 01:50 PM 4/8/2009, Joe Roth wrote: Ted, You can't be serious! Obviously a hoax. Beside, the locals have no legal jurisdiction over a federally licensed station. Joe www.wc4r.com www.WilliamsburgWX.com > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:23:39 -0400 > From: n3...@verizon.net > To: Drakelist@zerobeat.net > Subject: [Drakelist] Please no flaming ... > > **I hope that this is a hoax , But if it is not what should we as hams > do ??? > > Please no flaming for the use of bandwidth as I really believe that if > this is true it would be worth taking a stand against > ** > > **Here is something that all hams should be interested in! Who knows > what and who will be next!** > > ted > > > > California County Taking Actions To Silence ALL Ham Activity > > > >From http://www.radiobanter.com/ > > San Luis Obispo county supervisors took drastic and unprecedented action > yesterday by passing an ordinance that would prohibit amateur radio > operators, known as "hams", from operating their transmitting stations. The > measure was put in place to eliminate what officials said were health risks > associated with transmitters located close to children. A legal struggle is > expected. > > By a vote of 4 to 1 with one abstention, the governing board of SLO county > took > action aimed at addressing a recent Stanford University study that > showed a correlation between ham radios and attention de ficit disorder and > hyperactivity in children, as well as nagging reports of interference > caused > by radio hams operating their high-powered transmitters in residential > neighborhoods. > > "Our primary responsibility is to provide a safe environment for > children to > live without the dangerous effects of radio waves constantly bombarding > them > and causing proven neurological and psychological problems," said E. Duane > Nyborg, an attorney who represented the county in several court cases in > the > past year. "Hams are not the only culprits, but they are usually in very > close proximity to children and are no doubt a major contributor to the > health problems we've been seeing. The interference is just the last straw > that convinced the county that something had to be done about it." > > Atascadero > city manager Laura Lopez said that she has seen a tenfold > increase in the number of complaints of interference from ham radio > operators in the last six months. New housing developments which have > dramatically increased the population there and placed homes unusually > close > to each other are the predominant contributing factor. Similar conditions > exist in most of the county. > > "We have radio hams getting into toasters, electric pianos, light bulbs, > everything, from their powerful transmitters that cause all this static. > Many of our citizens can't use basic appliances or watch television because > of all the junk that the hams are broadcasting," she tol d the > Press-Telegram > by telephone. > > Hams can't say they didn't see this coming. They were warned by the county > last year that if they did not submit to a check of their stations by > officials, they would have limits imposed on their operation. Few > consented > to the searches, which most decried as invasive. But nobody expected a > total > ban on transmissions. > > "This is outrageous. You'd better believe we're going to fight back and > win. > This is a totalitarian seizure of our rights that is totally illegal and > can't > stand up," said Frank Wilson, a local ham club president. He said there > were > no formal plans for an appeal yet but preparations were underway. > > Wilson claims that a federal preemption of local zoning ordinances, called > PRB-1, delineates three rules for local municipalities to follow in > accomodating antenna structures such as are used by hams. But Nyborg says > that PRB-1 applies to antenna structures only, and not the transmitters > used > to feed the antennas with a radio signal. "We know all about PRB-1. That's > why we said nothing about antennas. This law is not about antennas. It goes > after the root of the problem, which is the transmitters > t
[Drakelist] Dirty chassis b-line
I have an r-4b and t-4xb which I was going to try to clean up (the chassis are REALLY dirty). The fronts are pretty good but the problem is the dial ring on the r-4b is faded to a dark yellow on one end of the dial rotation. I am pretty sure there is no way to solve this so I think I may use these for parts and look for another. (cleaning these up is a bit beyond my abilities) If anyone has an r-4b for sale please contact me. It doesn't have to be perfect but should be fair cosmetically and good electrically. I just missed out on a r-4b listed on eHam darn it. Keith Hamilton tu...@zoominternet.net ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
[drakelist] .206 microphone jack
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I am looking for a .206 microphone jack. I want to replace the 1/4in jack some nerd installed in my T-4XB. Thank you to the list, 73 and Happy Holidays! Keith W8GX -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] 600 Ohm Headphones
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Does anyone use 600 Ohm headphones with their Drake receivers (R-4C)? They seem to be hard to find. Or perhaps I should just look for a stereo to mono adapter and use my 8 Ohm headphones? I would like to hear from others about what they are using or what they have found to purchase! 73 Keith Hamilton, N8QO __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Excessive PTO free play
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have an R-4C receiver with metal gears in the PTO assembly. I have too much free play in the PTO assembly. The knob can move up and down at least an 1/8 of an inch (maybe more) There is no free play in and out. I need some sugestions about where to adjust the gear train or bearings to eliminate the up and down play. The PTO bearings had been heavily greased and it took a lot of work to clean out the grease and loosen up the PTO. I lightly oiled only the bearings and it now turns freely like it should, but I would like to eliminate the annoying free play. (it had the free play problem before I "ungreased" it.) 73 Keith, N8QO __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] T-4XC microphone
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I would like to ask the group for some advise concerning a microphone for my T-4XC? Has anyone tried using the Heil GM Vintage microphone? What do you use? Keith, N8QO __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] R-4C VFO gears
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I am looking for an R-4C with metal VFO gears. I have a T-4XC with metal gears and I love the feel of the VFO. Does anyone know the date or serial numbers of R-4C I should be looking for to find the metal gears? Keith, N8QO __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] R-4B switch
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Thanks for making that clearer to me Garey. I am going to fix the switch on my R-4B and then start using a power strip to turn on my favorite radios; my Drakes! Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Keith - Good point. Couple of points. 1. In over 40 years of owning, using and working on _lots_ of Drake gear, I have never seen a failed AC-3/4 transformer. I'm sure there have been some, there were probably some with manufacturing defects. They "do" thump if you happen to close the switch on or near the peak of the AC waveform, but it doesn't seem to hurt anything. 2. What usually kills power switches is the "arc" that forms when the switch is turned off from the inductive kick of the transformer winding. Second is the "growth" of a small bump on either of the contacts that "makes" first when closed, which forces all the current through that bump before the rest of the contacts touch. "Good" contacts, closed, are pretty tough! The Sigtomics units look nice, and not ridiculously priced. The thermistor components are readily available, and can be installed directly in vintage receivers for a lot less money. They aren't as useful in transmitters because of the large difference in turn-on and full power transmit power requirements. You pretty well have to have a relay to short out whatever resistance you put in-line at turn on. The first thing I did to my L-4B when I got it 30 years ago was to put a time delay relay and power resistor. The amp still has the original tubes and original pilot lamps. Anyway, there is certainly nothing wrong with using the Sigtomics units, but I'm not sure they will really improve the reliability of the equipment significantly over an external power control. 73, Garey - K4OAH Atlanta Drake C-Line Service Manual <http://www.k4oah.com> Keith Hamilton wrote: Has anyone tried the soft-start current limiting boxes sold by Sigtomics (http://sigtomics.com)? Would that help prolong the life of the on-off switch as well as the transformer? My AC-4 really "thumps" when I turn my T-X4C transmitter on. Seems a better solution than a cheap computer power strip. Or not? Keith Hamilton, N8QO [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 19, 2006, at 8:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Garey Barrell wrote: With the scarcity of power switches for vintage gear, I always leave mine switched on and control power with an inexpensive computer power strip. Agreed - plus I have an inrush limiting box in series to avoid thumpin' the R-4* on power-up. I found some power strips at IKEA that have only 3 outlets (instead of the typical 6 plugs) which are nice and small. It's the only thing i've found of use at IKEA but don't tell my wife that. hi -- 73 Jason N1SU http://n1su.com/ -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net -- -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] Current limiting startup for Vintage gear
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Has anyone tried the soft-start current limiting boxes sold by Sigtomics (http://sigtomics.com)? Would that help prolong the life of the on-off switch as well as the transformer? My AC-4 really "thumps" when I turn my T-X4C transmitter on. Seems a better solution than a cheap computer power strip. Or not? Keith Hamilton, N8QO [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] R-4B switch
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I am in need of the ON-OFF switch for my R-4B. This switch is attached to the back of the 'Function" rotary switch. Does anyone know of a source for this switch? Or maybe someone has a parts radio and would be willing to part with this switch? Thanks and 73! Keith , N8QO -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] T-4XB low output
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have a T-4XB with low output on tune. I have tried to replace the finals and the driver tube. Still only about 60 watts. I am wondering if it could be the power supply? I am a bit afraid to test it becouse I dont know how. Should I be looking at something else first? -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] R-4B bandswitch lubrication
Keith Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I was recently cleaning up my "new" R-4B and I used "DeoxIT" on the bandswitch contacts. My bandswitch is now rather hard to turn. I assume I messed up the switch lubrication. Anyone have any advise on bandswitch lubrication (before I mess something up) ?? Thanks to all on the list for the help! 73 Keith Hamilton, N8QO -- Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
[drakelist] AC-4 rebuild ???
"Keith Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I have read about the AC-4R rebuild kit from the Heathkit Shop. This seems like an excellent kit but it brings a question to my mind. I have begun to be a bit paranoid about my current power supply! Has anyone used this kit to rebuild their AC-4? Should I worry about my AC-4 quitting on me? It seems to be working just fine but like I say this kit has made me a bit paranoid about my supply! Should I rebuild it or wait until it quits? What criteria does one use to say when you should rebuild? My AC-4 has a relatively high serial number # 51464 Thanks for letting me ramble on for a bit! 73! Keith Hamilton, W8GX -- On Behalf of "Keith Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Submissions:drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ --
[drakelist] Two L-4B for sale
"Keith Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hello list! I was just on eBay. Someone is listing TWO L-4Bs for sale! I'm not the seller.. this is just info for interested parties! 73 Keith W8GX -- On Behalf of "Keith Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ --
