[Drakelist] R4c sherwood moods
Well I will say it just like my two 56 chevys one bone stock plane 235 inline six with three on the tree to my Loving hot rod with a 383 stroker and nitros injection. the best of both worlds. as to Drake I have a plane Jane B line , a plane Jane C line and a hot rod fully moded R4C (over$1800 in mods and filters) and love to play with em both. You can have your cake and eat it too. Just my 2 cents 73s Darryl WA5TOO___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] R4c sherwood moods
Hi Darryl: I like that approach. No question that the mods make the C a better radio. As long as a person understands what the final product is going to be, then go for it. The performance margin that the Sherwood mods offered over comparably priced SS rigs of the day is no longer valid. Whatever the bench work indicates, there is NO performance comparison, all around, to a modern $1200 radio. (Of course, anything I can hear on the 746pro or TS2000, or whatever, I surely can hear also on the R4a---but that is NOT what the mods were all about) I am one that will indeed make minor mods to help in small ways..especially heat related, for durability or availability of parts. ( The AC-4 mods as example) Mine are not museum pieces, but user rigs like Gary mentions and are mostly stock. A line, B line, TR-3,4,7. They are what they are and a pleasure to use as is. Curt KU8L On 12/31/2011 11:32 AM, dle9480...@aol.com wrote: Well I will say it just like my two 56 chevys one bone stock plane 235 inline six with three on the tree to my Loving hot rod with a 383 stroker and nitros injection. the best of both worlds. as to Drake I have a plane Jane B line , a plane Jane C line and a hot rod fully moded R4C (over$1800 in mods and filters) and love to play with em both. You can have your cake and eat it too. Just my 2 cents 73s Darryl WA5TOO ___ 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] R4c sherwood moods
Curt, Well, certainly a vaild staement in general..BUT. The r-4c Sherwood is still quieter than my 746 PRO was and my TT Orion II is. Still kind of like the analog dial too...very fast to move or very slow...all without any buttin pushing. Every now then...I will ONLY use my C line and L-4B for a whole week end...Not even turn on the TT OII and Alpha amp... well..it's fun and it is VERY effective stilll today. All great radios today. 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Curt Nixon cptc...@flash.net To: drakelist drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 12:03 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R4c sherwood moods Hi Darryl: I like that approach. No question that the mods make the C a better radio. As long as a person understands what the final product is going to be, then go for it. The performance margin that the Sherwood mods offered over comparably priced SS rigs of the day is no longer valid. Whatever the bench work indicates, there is NO performance comparison, all around, to a modern $1200 radio. (Of course, anything I can hear on the 746pro or TS2000, or whatever, I surely can hear also on the R4a---but that is NOT what the mods were all about) I am one that will indeed make minor mods to help in small ways..especially heat related, for durability or availability of parts. ( The AC-4 mods as example) Mine are not museum pieces, but user rigs like Gary mentions and are mostly stock. A line, B line, TR-3,4,7. They are what they are and a pleasure to use as is. Curt KU8L On 12/31/2011 11:32 AM, dle9480...@aol.com wrote: Well I will say it just like my two 56 chevys one bone stock plane 235 inline six with three on the tree to my Loving hot rod with a 383 stroker and nitros injection. the best of both worlds. as to Drake I have a plane Jane B line , a plane Jane C line and a hot rod fully moded R4C (over$1800 in mods and filters) and love to play with em both. You can have your cake and eat it too. Just my 2 cents 73s Darryl WA5TOO ___ 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] R4c sherwood moods
Every now then...I will ONLY use my C line and L-4B for a whole week end... Lee, That's a great idea since it gives you the opportunity to re-visit the older technology and compare notes against recent designs. I have no issues with well-designed and implemented mods that serve an overarching purpose. The Sherwood mods accomplish that. Moreover, I keep respect alive by ensuring that cosmetically, they are as perfect as possible. I have to thank the many folks who have provided those resources. At one time or another, they've been the recipient of my business. Both my R-4C and R-4B are heavily modified. The R-4B may not even be recognizable under the chassis to most folks here. But I started with a purpose and designed for it. The changes meet my operating goals and were not meant to appeal to all Drake users. Folks who have used a Sherwood-modified Drake have every right to express their opinion -- but seemingly, several users have not tried the mods and have based their opinion on perception and not reality. Another a group of users seem to resent that some owners have attained the aptitude to either install and/or design their own mods. This attitude seems even stronger among Collins owners. Now, that's *my* perception and may not be reality! Paul, W9AC ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
