[drakelist] R4C links

2004-11-04 Thread Rein A. Smit
"Rein A. Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hello All, Here is what I have been able to find on mostly the R4C receiver http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/r4c.html 73 Rein W6/PA0ZN -

Re: [drakelist] mods.dk - Modification for radioamateure

2004-11-04 Thread Rein A. Smit
"Rein A. Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hi Richard and others, Tnx for your e-mail. Yes, I found your very fine mod pages early in my searching. Google does a very effective job! I managed to f

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2004-11-04 Thread Audie Kaufman
"Audie Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- _ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Gui

RE: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread sebdesn
"sebdesn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- --- > Bill, > Get a tube (for your calking gun, if you prefer) of silicone > sealer at your > local buil

[drakelist] mods.dk - Modification for radioamateure

2004-11-04 Thread richard radke
Hi Rein, Try this one...You've probably seen some of these before Rick K9RSW http://mods.dk/index.php?RadioRec=drake Title: mods.dk - Modification for radioamateure  

[drakelist] Sealant

2004-11-04 Thread Bob Rightsell
Hi, guys   I've used some of the techniques mentioned regarding outdoor connections.  To date, using electrical tape as a first layer and coax seal as the second have worked quite well for me.    Applying a layer of electrical tape followed by a 3-M product that is called something like 'li

Re: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread Jim Shorney
"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:33:00 -0600, Bill Ellis wrote: > >It seems the >only way I can weather protect this connection is with the Acrylic Plastic >spray

[drakelist] R4C mods.

2004-11-04 Thread Rein A. Smit
"Rein A. Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hi All, During some time now, I have been trying to locate on the internet information on mods for the R4C, in particular for the product detector, the

Re: [drakelist] R8B Low Sensitivity?????

2004-11-04 Thread Herbert Schulz
100 feet for a long-wire is not long compared to the wavelength at 60[kHz], which is appr. 5000[m] or appr. 16000 feet. So, the length of the antenna is appr. 1/160th of the wavelength - an indication, that it will not develop much voltage at this frequency. Maybe testing a magnetic antenna - lik

Re: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread Ron
Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- While I've not personaly used these products, they look like they would meet the needs brought up on this thread. The products are 'Plasti-Dip" and "Liquid Tape"

Re: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread K9SQG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Spraying the surfaces, twice, with liquid Krylon (clear) will prevent the RTV from corroding anything during curing... -

Re: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread Don and Diana Cunningham
"Don and Diana Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Bill, Get a tube (for your calking gun, if you prefer) of silicone sealer at your local builder's supply store. It will seal this connectio

Re: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread Mahlon Haunschild
Mahlon Haunschild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I use self-sealing heat shrink tubing of three different sizes to do this. regards, Mahlon - K4OQ Bill Ellis wrote: "Bill Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> m

Re: [drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread Mike Williams
"Mike Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hi Bill, I use a 4 BTV and the feedpoint setup is identical. I use a marine sealant, also called liquid tape, to seal the point where the coax braid a

[drakelist] R8B Low Sensitivity?????

2004-11-04 Thread Jim
Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I am using a late serial number Drake R8B that the display shows it will tune down to 10kHz. Also the serial number is high enough that Drake says the radio will

[drakelist] Another outdoor connection question

2004-11-04 Thread Bill Ellis
"Bill Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Thanks to all who responded to my question about "Krylon". I chose the coax seal for that problem. I have another situation this time it's with the Hustl

[drakelist] No or very weak audio on TR4 - Thanks to all

2004-11-04 Thread billgoodwin
billgoodwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I want to thank all of you that responded to my question. All were helpful. I did have a copy of the MC-50 mic. I just could not seem to put out a readable

Re: [drakelist] DRAKE R-4C restoration - S-meter may be not deflecting sufficiently

2004-11-04 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Steve - Quite possibly either alignment or merely S-Meter adjustment. Quick check... If you turn RF Gain control full CCW, the S-Meter should read full

Re: [drakelist] DRAKE R-4C restoration - S-meter may be not deflecting sufficiently

2004-11-04 Thread Rocco Lardiere
Steve,   I assume you have performed an alignment per the manual.  If you have, you might try repeating it just to be certain.  The noise blanker will affect gain (if well aligned, it may actually increase the gain a bit - if not, try taking it out of line).  If you still have the problem: