Re: [Drakelist] tomorrow

2009-10-29 Thread py2xb
Bill, thanks a lot for helping us for all these years. Please fix your
antenna and keep active in the user group. 73 Fred PY2XB

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:59:46 -0700 (PDT), Bill Frost wd8...@yahoo.com
wrote:
 Hello to everyone,
 
 I will be retiring from the R. L. Drake Company tomorrow.  I started as
a
 line technician way back in June of 1966, fresh out of the Air Force. 
It
 has been a GREAT 43 years !!  I have met a lot of people or Friends is a
 better word, from all over the world and I have a lot of fond memories.
 
 I hope to get my Tribander working again (squirrels have chewed my coax)
 and get back on the air.  Please feel free to drop me a line,
 wd8...@yahoo.com, any time you think I might be of help or if you just
want
 to say Hello !!
 
 73, Bill
 wd8dfp
 
 
 
   
 
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Re: [Drakelist] Noise Limiter in Drake 2B

2009-07-23 Thread py2xb
John

The 2b noise limiter is not a noise blanker as we use to define. It is a
simple circuit that works along with the diode detector. It is effective on
AM (product detector must be off) for ingnition noise or eletric fence
sparks , for instance.

In my opinion the Drake 2B is a receiver ahead of its time. If you have a
good one , keep it.

Regards Fred PY2XB


On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:15:22 -0400, Paul Gerhardt phgerha...@gmail.com
wrote:
 John
 Hope you are having fun with the 2B.  My first one was used from Harrison
 Radio in NYC.  They had a stack of them in stock in '63 or so.  Sold it
 about '69 or so and purchased one from eBay about two years ago.  I
usually
 don't need the noise limiter but it does seem to work on ignition type
 pulse
 noise reasonably well like I remember.  Band static should sound the
same.
 Try it on 10-15 meters when cars are going by nearby and see if you
notice
 a
 difference.
 
 BTW I reccomend Tom http://www.hayseedhamfest.com/ for the re-cap kit as
my
 2B needed it.  See pix of the 2B on my blog  www.pgerhardt.blogspot.com
 
 
 
 Paul on the Eastern Shore of MD
 
  Message: 1
 Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:18:01 -0700 (PDT)
 From: John King k5...@yahoo.com
 Subject: [Drakelist] Noise Limiter in Drake 2B
 To: Drakelist@zerobeat.net
 Message-ID: 402215.41959...@web50404.mail.re2.yahoo.com
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

 I bought my first Drake 2B in 1961, but like a dummy, sold it in about
 1968
 and regretted it until I was able to purchase a very nice replacement a
 couple of weeks ago. The replacement works well, but I am trying to
 determine how effective the NOISE LIMITER should be. I notice no
 difference
  in normal band static noise when I switch the Noise Limiter into the
 circuit.

 I would like your comments based on actual experience with a Drake 2B
 with
 a NOISE LIMITER. My experience with numerous Vintage Hammarlund,
 Hallicrafters, National and other brand receivers with a noise limiter
 has
 been that it is next to ineffective on noise and if the limiting is
 turned
 up on an adjustable noise limiter, it degrades gain and audio to the
 extent
 that listening to the noise is a better choice.

 Is that the same performance that I should expect on the Drake 2B noise
 limiter? Maybe I should look into noise BLANKERS for all my Drakes if
 that
 is the case. I know they are not common, but I seem to remember someone
 developing a blanker circuit for the Drake 4 Line. Anyone have info
about
 that? 73, John, K5PGW




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 FP 274


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Re: [Drakelist] Inside a 6L6.

2009-03-19 Thread py2xb
Great video Garey. Gives me pleasure seeing young fellows interested on old
(but good) technology

Fred - PY2XB

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:37:16 -0400, Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com
wrote:
 Nicely done video dissecting a 6L6.
 
 http://tinyurl.com/dzlses

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[Drakelist] RES: R4C

2009-02-25 Thread py2xb


 Joye

I have John's good experience with him too. I have dealt three times with
Radiomart at eBay and I have no complains. He also answered my questions
promptly. I  am more sensitive to problems then you because I am in Brazil,
where import is extremely regulated. However he followed my shipping
instructions to the letter and I had no issue with customs.
The only remark - not necessarily bad - is that he apparently strip out
every equipment's accessory and sell them separately. It was so with the
Drake 2A that I purchased at ebay. The xtal calibrator was removed and sold
in another auction.
He sells tons of equipment and I guess problems may occur.

Regards Fred - PY2XB



-Mensagem original-
De: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net
[mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net]em nome de John Stringer
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2009 08:15
Para: John; Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Assunto: Re: [Drakelist] R4C


I have had only one transaction with Radiomart and it was perfectly
successful.He offered a Drake RV7 in his usual glowing language. I asked a
question which was promptly answered and then bid and won it.
The RV7 was packed carefully and shipped quickly.
On opening the box I found that the condition exceeded the glowing sales
language and indeed it was just like new and worked beautifully.
The R4C he now offers does look newer in the photographs than any I have
seen,and certainly better than the two very excellent units I used to own.
I have read of his bad transactions but think some are inevitable when
reselling second hand equipment.I used to sell some locally in Northern
Ireland about 30 years ago and was caught out a few times-usually with like
new linears and ATU's with burned out switch contacts caused by hot
switching.
The important thing is that, when there are problems,things are put right
with the customer promptly. That is just good business!  John GI3KDR

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From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net
[mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net]on Behalf Of John
Sent: 25 February 2009 00:15
To: Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R4C


You mean RadioMart(y)?

;-)

John


At 04:28 PM 02/24/2009, Richard J. Fiero II  W5TFW wrote:
That SALESMAN,... ( no Names ) is at it again on e bay.  I cant
believe, he is still getting people to buy from him !

   Joey



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 Richard J. Fiero II

 www.w5tfw.com
 www.6mt.com


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[Drakelist] ENC: RES: R4C

2009-02-25 Thread py2xb

Carey, I agree that he is prone to exaggerations in his language. He is very
eloquent indeed. Not much different that car sellers eloquence ! One must
be very confident to state that something is in mint condition. In his case,
I guess he can't even test deeply anything.

What may happen is that Americans are more exigent when buying used or
antique radios. As we do not have too much offerings we may be more
flexible. Also there is not many sellers that sell overseas on eBay.
Well, everyone have  their own experience in life. Fred PY2XB



  -Mensagem original-
  De: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net
[mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net]em nome de Carey Lockhart
  Enviada em: quarta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2009 17:46
  Para: drakelist@zerobeat.net
  Assunto: Re: [Drakelist] RES: R4C


  my own observations have shown that almost all the bad feedback this guy
has had on eBay and the forums are stateside buyers. then the majority of
the foreign buyers have had very good luck. i have seen for my self listing
that say mint, beautiful and perfect. then the photos of the item tell a
much different story. i have even asked questions about items they list with
no reply. so to each his own. i think i would chose not to deal with someone
who has pissed that many people off.

  Carey, kc5gtt

  On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:26 PM, py2xb py...@integral.com.br wrote:



 Joye

I have John's good experience with him too. I have dealt three times
with
Radiomart at eBay and I have no complains. He also answered my questions
promptly. I  am more sensitive to problems then you because I am in
Brazil,
where import is extremely regulated. However he followed my shipping
instructions to the letter and I had no issue with customs.
The only remark - not necessarily bad - is that he apparently strip out
every equipment's accessory and sell them separately. It was so with the
Drake 2A that I purchased at ebay. The xtal calibrator was removed and
sold
in another auction.
He sells tons of equipment and I guess problems may occur.

Regards Fred - PY2XB



-Mensagem original-
De: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net
[mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net]em nome de John Stringer
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2009 08:15
Para: John; Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Assunto: Re: [Drakelist] R4C


I have had only one transaction with Radiomart and it was perfectly
successful.He offered a Drake RV7 in his usual glowing language. I asked
a
question which was promptly answered and then bid and won it.
The RV7 was packed carefully and shipped quickly.
On opening the box I found that the condition exceeded the glowing
sales
language and indeed it was just like new and worked beautifully.
The R4C he now offers does look newer in the photographs than any I have
seen,and certainly better than the two very excellent units I used to
own.
I have read of his bad transactions but think some are inevitable when
reselling second hand equipment.I used to sell some locally in Northern
Ireland about 30 years ago and was caught out a few times-usually with
like
new linears and ATU's with burned out switch contacts caused by hot
switching.
The important thing is that, when there are problems,things are put
right
with the customer promptly. That is just good business!  John GI3KDR

-Original Message-
From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net
[mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net]on Behalf Of John
Sent: 25 February 2009 00:15
To: Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R4C


You mean RadioMart(y)?

;-)

John


At 04:28 PM 02/24/2009, Richard J. Fiero II  W5TFW wrote:
That SALESMAN,... ( no Names ) is at it again on e bay.  I cant
believe, he is still getting people to buy from him !

   Joey



  A.R.S. W5TFW
 Richard J. Fiero II

 www.w5tfw.com
 www.6mt.com


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Re: [Drakelist] VFO for 2NT

2009-01-25 Thread py2xb

 Bill, page 9 of the 2NT Manual says  

 80m crystal 3.5MHz to 3.8MHz   Output Freq  3.5MHz to 3.8MHz  

 40m crystal 7.0MHZ to 7.2MHzOutput Freq  7.0MHz to 7.2MHz  

 20m crystal 7.0MHZ to 7.125MHzOutput Freq  14.0 to 14.25Mhz
 15m crystal 7.0MHZ to 7.083MHzOutput Freq  21.0 to 21.25Mhz  

 10m crystal 7.0MHZ to 7.125MHzOutput Freq  28.0 to 28.50Mhz  

  So, if your VFO covers 80m and 40m you will do it. Yes you will
need to make sure you do not overload the 6EA8.  

 Also if your VFO cover the fundamental frequency of 20/15/10m it
will ork as wel.  Regards Fred PY2XB 
 On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:27:21 -0200, Bill Ellis  wrote:
 Hi all,
 If I were building a VFO for a 2NT, what would be my frequency range
for the output to plug it into the crystal socket on the front?
 Thanks,
 Bill, WB9CAC
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Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-B S-Meter Calibration/AVC

2009-01-04 Thread py2xb
Dennis,  Garey and everyone

Happy 2009 to you all. Ihave been absent for few days.

Indeed it was a gassy 6BA6 indeed which made all the trouble. For some
reason during the quick swap I have not detected it was faulty  the firts
time.

A lot of learning in this 2-B restoration ! Thanks for all the inputs.

Fred - PY2XB

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:41:07 -0200, Dennis Monticelli
dennis.montice...@gmail.com wrote:
 The minor changes to S-meter reading (transient or otherwise) as you
 introduce or remove AVC path components (Fast vs Slow and BFO) don't
 seem very revealing to me.  The slow drift in the S-meter over several
 minutes is the revealing symptom.  This latter behavior could be
 caused by a gassy tube whose grid is being fed from that very high
 impedance AVC line as Garey has suggested or by the grid having become
 contaminated and thus acting as a virtual cathode. So swapping out all
 those gain-control tubes with a fresh tube one at a time would be a
 good experiment.
 
 Dennis AE6C
 
 On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 3:26 AM,  py...@integral.com.br wrote:
 Garey and Dennis, thanks agian for the inputs.

 Regarding tubes, I have replaced those afected by AVC/1 and AVC/2.
 Nothing
 changed. Maybe I will need to try to redo this based on what Garey
 wrote. I
 will get special attention to the 6BA6 which is driven by AVC/1.

 These are some effects that I would like to line up and make sure you
 have
 the details

 - After 10-15 minutes Smeter goes to S1. If I turn the radio off and on
 it
 will do again, but journey is
 shorter. The S-meter will come from S4 to S1 in 5-6 minutes.
 - During the journey to S1, after start up,  if I am in Fast AVC and
 switch
 to Slow (introducing the 1uf capacitor), the S meter's needle deeps to
 the
 left and gets up again. I hear the RX background noise to pulse too. It
 does that once.
 - In any circusntance there is a slight S meter difference when I switch
 from SAVC to FastAVC and vice-versa. In SAVC it reads about half S unit
 more (to the right).
 - I have realized that when th BFO is on, the S-Meter moves a bit do the
 left.

 Normally I would answer to someone that would have posted something
 similar
 to it that the AVC discharge path is malfunctioning. I have checked the
 resistors in this path. I have also checked the time constant capacitor
 in
 the AV/2 and AV/1 circuits.

 I will have time to check spurios oscillation and/or grid leak whan I
 get
 back home. I will be away  until year's eve or so.

 Please send any ideas that are very much welcome.

 Best regards Fred



 On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:19:24 -0200, Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com
 wrote:
 Fred -

 I have been traveling and missed some of this thread.  Try subbing
 tubes
 in the AVC stages.  Often an IF tube will be gassy, and the grid will
 lose control after 5-20 minutes of warmup.  The 12BA6 is particularly
 susceptible to this problem, even in New Old Stock tubes.  You
 sometimes have to try three or four before finding a good one.   The
 AVC circuit is so hi-z that it takes very little grid current to upset
 it.

 73, Garey - K4OAH
 Glen Allen, VA

 Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line  TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
 www.k4oah.com



 py...@integral.com.br wrote:

 Dennis, merry xmas to you and yours, firts of all.



 Thanks for the input. I don not know if I my explanation was clear
 enough. The long S-meter journey to S1 just occurs after power the
 unit up and for 10 or so minutes. After that the behaivor is normal.
 Yes my first shot was a opened path to discharge the AVC circuitry.
 Unfortunately I have not found anything to blame. Did you consider
 that after the initial pb the behaivor seems to be normal ? Regards
 Fred


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Re: [Drakelist] Drake L7

2009-01-03 Thread py2xb
Laurent check the antenna relay in the L7. Salut Fred
 On Sat,  3 Jan 2009 18:03:10 -0200, HB9ELS Laurent  wrote:
  In the swiss Alps my Drake L7 works great in emission except
for the reception way, the attenuation is at least 40 dB. I have to
switch emission and reception with a manual coax switch. 
 Few days ago everything worked fine, now I can transmit without any
problems but no more reception after the transmission.
 Do you have any suggestions ?
 Thanks for your help,
 Laurent
 HB9ELS   
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Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-B S-Meter Calibration/AVC

2008-12-26 Thread py2xb
Garey and Dennis, thanks agian for the inputs.

Regarding tubes, I have replaced those afected by AVC/1 and AVC/2. Nothing
changed. Maybe I will need to try to redo this based on what Garey wrote. I
will get special attention to the 6BA6 which is driven by AVC/1.

These are some effects that I would like to line up and make sure you have
the details

- After 10-15 minutes Smeter goes to S1. If I turn the radio off and on it
will do again, but journey is 
shorter. The S-meter will come from S4 to S1 in 5-6 minutes.
- During the journey to S1, after start up,  if I am in Fast AVC and switch
to Slow (introducing the 1uf capacitor), the S meter's needle deeps to the
left and gets up again. I hear the RX background noise to pulse too. It
does that once.
- In any circusntance there is a slight S meter difference when I switch
from SAVC to FastAVC and vice-versa. In SAVC it reads about half S unit
more (to the right).
- I have realized that when th BFO is on, the S-Meter moves a bit do the
left. 

Normally I would answer to someone that would have posted something similar
to it that the AVC discharge path is malfunctioning. I have checked the
resistors in this path. I have also checked the time constant capacitor in
the AV/2 and AV/1 circuits. 

I will have time to check spurios oscillation and/or grid leak whan I get
back home. I will be away  until year's eve or so.

Please send any ideas that are very much welcome.

Best regards Fred



On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:19:24 -0200, Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com
wrote:
 Fred -
 
 I have been traveling and missed some of this thread.  Try subbing tubes
 in the AVC stages.  Often an IF tube will be gassy, and the grid will
 lose control after 5-20 minutes of warmup.  The 12BA6 is particularly
 susceptible to this problem, even in New Old Stock tubes.  You
 sometimes have to try three or four before finding a good one.   The
 AVC circuit is so hi-z that it takes very little grid current to upset
it.
 
 73, Garey - K4OAH
 Glen Allen, VA
 
 Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line  TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
 www.k4oah.com
 
 
 
 py...@integral.com.br wrote:

 Dennis, merry xmas to you and yours, firts of all.



 Thanks for the input. I don not know if I my explanation was clear
 enough. The long S-meter journey to S1 just occurs after power the
 unit up and for 10 or so minutes. After that the behaivor is normal.
 Yes my first shot was a opened path to discharge the AVC circuitry.
 Unfortunately I have not found anything to blame. Did you consider
 that after the initial pb the behaivor seems to be normal ? Regards Fred

 
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[Drakelist] Drake 2-B S-Meter Calibration/AVC

2008-12-25 Thread py2xb
Hello. Merry Xmas to all of you.

Still need some help on my 2-B that still on the bench.

I have calibrated the S-Meter using the manual instructions. The radio was
turned on for a long time BTW. The process was straightforward. Too bad
that even a 15Mohm voltmeter shunts the AVC line. The manual’s procedure
takes this in account.

Later I realized that when I turned the radio on again, the S-meter did
not go to S1 right away. This is what happens: When I turn on the 2-B, the
S-meter goes to around S9+10 and then goes down to S8. Then it starts a
process that takes around 10 minutes until it goes to S1 (to the
calibrated position).

I have verified the whole AVC circuit (resistors and capacitors). The AVC
is working apparently well. It acts, as it should. I have also replaced
the 6BF6 (AVC amplifier). Nothing changes this behavior.

I also realized that there is a slight change on the S meter S1 when the
AVC is set from fast to slow (or vice versa). On Slow the S meter goes
closer to S2.

When the “resting process” is happening, I tried to monitor the AVC2
voltage with the VTVM or with an oscilloscope, but the measurement
instrument’s load difficult the task and even changes the S-meter
position.

I do not think it has to do with heat because sometimes I turn the
receiver off for few minutes and turn it on and all happens once again.

I am wondering if someone have experimented that and/or has any tip.

Thanks and regards Fred



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[Drakelist] Drake 2-B S-Meter Calibration/AVC

2008-12-25 Thread py2xb
  

 Dennis, merry xmas to you and yours, firts of all.   
 Thanks for the input. I don not know if I my explanation was clear
enough. The long S-meter journey to S1 just occurs after power the
unit up and for 10 or so minutes. After that the behaivor is normal.
Yes my first shot was a opened path to discharge the AVC circuitry.
Unfortunately I have not found anything to blame. Did you consider
that after the initial pb the behaivor seems to be normal ? Regards
Fred   

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Re: [Drakelist] Drake 2-B S-Meter Calibration/AVC

2008-12-25 Thread py2xb
Thanks Dennis. I will check that.

On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:18:34 -0200, Dennis Monticelli
dennis.montice...@gmail.com wrote:
 Well, there still may be a thermal effect.   It is hard to imagine a
 time constant of several minutes that is due to a capacitor, while a
 component or sub-assembly will undergo such time constants.  If you
 have some cold spray, you might try a short blast in specific areas to
 see if there is a dramatic change.
 
 As for what may be the root cause, I would check for evidence of a
 carrier bleed-through or spurious signal  or a possible weak
 oscillation that is getting through the IF chain and getting rectified
 by the AVC detector (in other words, masquerading as a real signal).
 
 Dennis
 
 On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 3:01 PM,  py...@integral.com.br wrote:
 Dennis, merry xmas to you and yours, firts of all.



 Thanks for the input. I don not know if I my explanation was clear
 enough.
 The long S-meter journey to S1 just occurs after power the unit up and
 for
 10 or so minutes. After that the behaivor is normal. Yes my first shot
 was a
 opened path to discharge the AVC circuitry. Unfortunately I have not
 found
 anything to blame. Did you consider that after the initial pb the
 behaivor
 seems to be normal ? Regards Fred



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Re: [Drakelist] amplifier

2008-09-22 Thread py2xb
Hello

If your coax connection in/out amplifier is ok, you probably need to clean
the antenna relay contacts in the amplifier.

Once done, allow few hours of stand-by position (tubes with filament on)
to apply power to it.

Regards Fred PY2XB

 Most likely a stupid question but I have never in my 20+ years in the
 hobby used an amplifier on the HF bands (nor above 30 mhz for that
 matter).

 A recent silent key estate was put up for sale.  It is a Kenwood TS-530SP
 and a Heathkit SB-201 amplifier.  The station is completely assembled. 
 When I turned the Kenwood transceiver on and left the amp off I heard
 nothing.  I bypassed the amp and suddenly the Kenwood was working just as
 it should.  Lots of signals on 40m and I made a few contacts.  I did not
 turn the amp on as I wasn't sure about it's operation and without a manual
 at hand I figured to let sleeping dogs lie.

 My question is..is that how it should be?  That with the rig on and
 the amp off I heard nothing.  I assume that had I turned the amp on that I
 should be hearing what I wanted to hear out of the transceiver??  That the
 amp has to be on for the full circuit so to speak to operate???

 Again, never owned an amp.  Thinking of the Kenwood to use at my cottage
 and the amp here in the shack hooked up to a TR-4 that I picked up.

 Any thoughts out there???

 Sorryall non-Drake except for the low pass filter!!!  (I know...that
 is the best part of the station, right?)



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Re: [drakelist] L7 band switch

2008-07-09 Thread py2xb
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Evan, thanks for your kind email.
The pb is on the output section of the bandswitch. It vaporized as far as
know and I guess the recostitution is unlikely. It belongs to a ham fellow
and I am trying to help him out to find a replacement.
Do you have a tip on where to find a replacemnet ?

Thanks Fred PY2XB

 Fred,

 The bandswitch has two sections, one for the input coil switching and one
 for the output coil switching.? If only one section is bad, sometimes it
 can be rebuilt/replaced.

 73,

 Evan


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 Hello

 Can someone help? I am looking for the L7 Band switch (RF tank). Thanks
 Fred - PY2XB


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[drakelist] L7 band switch

2008-07-08 Thread py2xb
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Hello

Can someone help? I am looking for the L7 Band switch (RF tank). Thanks
Fred - PY2XB


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ENC: [Drakelist] L7 parts

2003-03-26 Thread py2xb

Thanks for the input n the diodes. Anyone with any tip on the tubular
trimmer ???

Thanks

Fred PY2XB

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Enviada em: segunda-feira, 24 de março de 2003 16:20
Para: drake
Assunto: [Drakelist] L7 parts



Gentlemen

I am currently repairing the wattmeter board of my L7. The C53 (1-8pf
variable tubular capacitor) bust me replaced, as well as the 1N295 diodes,
along with other easy to find parts.

Does anyone have a clue where I can find the capacitor (widely used in Drake
rigs with built-in wattmeters) as well a replacement for these old germanium
diodes.

Thanks for the help


Fred Carvalho - PY2XB

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