I would prefer that everyone stay here with this list, and just delete things
you're not interested in or offended by.
Multiple groups would mean a loss of information from folks who know
about the rigs in various configurations. Fragmenting the group into
separatist groups will just
This is a big enough tent for all views on Drake Radios. The expertise of this
group is amazing. Let’s not dilute a really good resource.
73,
Ron K3RON
From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On
Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012
I remember those little rolls well, as well as working on those old Tek
room-heaters. The CRT's had the most wonderfully sharp traces, though -
especially the 547 :)
Steve, W1ES/4
-Original Message-
From: Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com
Sent: Jan 2, 2012 10:26 PM
To: Don Cunningham
I think there's enough room on here for everyone, and I certainly wouldn't want to dilute what is already a small subset (Drake Folks) of a small subset of folks (hams).
If a post isn't of interest, one can always use the "delete" key.
73 enjoy those Drakes however you like...
Steve, W1ES/4
Wow...that sounds familiar!
I was a kid in HS in 1963--I could not afford a TO or any other keyer,
so I built one in Electronics class. I think I found the TO article
somewhere or someone gave it to me. Used it for a while, got my Extra
while a Sr in HS and celebrated by buying an Eico
On 2012-01-03, at 8:35 AM, Curt wrote:
I could not afford a TO or any other keyer, so I built one in Electronics
class.
Hi Curt,
Back in the very early 70's, I had occasion to meet VE3CSK in London, Ontario,
while I attended university there...
Zenon used, exclusively, a homebrewed an
Ok, one last comment and I’ll shut up. Regardless of how you feel about the
Sherwood mods my point is, for me anyway, its not practical because of the
cost. Whether I did it myself or not, I cannot justify putting that kind of
money into a radio that’s 30 plus years old. I have had a couple
This is a perfect opportunity to exercise my right to remain silent. But, as
usual, I will foolishly waive that right.
As many of you know, engineers may set out in the beginning to build the best
possible radio (or whatever product), but as the project progresses, other
priorities begin to
Yes...for sure..
In all lists there are times when a subject comes up that a certain
person(s) are not intereseted in...it's normal.
I learn from all aspects of things...even if I have a different
approach.
Thanks to ALL the great talent here...
You make the Drake experience a more pleasant
Lee -
I understand what you are saying... I too am one that prefers to keep 'vintage' gear, Drake or
otherwise, as it was! The quirks and shortcomings of these radios is 'who they are', and modifying
them changes them from 'vintage' to 'just another radio'.
When they were new, and Rob
We have no problem discussing the modifications, certainly they
are HIS [Jim] radios to destroy as he sees fit, and I can keep mine as
pristine as I choose.
Ouch, that one hurt, Garey. I would hope that not everyone agrees a
modified Drake can no longer be pristine. Apart from my
Paul Christensen wrote:
We have no problem discussing the modifications, certainly they
are HIS [Jim] radios to destroy as he sees fit, and I can keep mine as pristine as I
choose.
Ouch, that one hurt, Garey. I would hope that not everyone agrees a modified Drake can no longer
be pristine.
On Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:31:42 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote:
others like Jim(!) who just can't wait to take a soldering iron to a
previously unmolested radio!! :-) We have no problem discussing the
modifications, certainly they
are HIS radios to destroy as he sees fit
Well, old man, if that had
I purchased a TR4C and am having trouble tuning it. I followed the manual but
when I switch to cw-x nothing happens...it stays in receive and has no output
power. Please help!
--
Sent from my Android phone with SkitMail. Please excuse my brevity.___
Gang,
OK...lets look at a different perspective
Lets say you want the BEST radio you can have...for rag chew, weak DX
and contesting...
AND you only want a Drake in your shack..(to go with your Collins
and Halli stuff) for whatever your reason may be... (there are vintage
equipment
Make sure you have your sideband switch also in the 'X' position.
Jerry K4FJK
- Original Message -
From: Greg Hemmings N4WVE
To: drakelist@zerobeat.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 6:46 PM
Subject: [Drakelist] Tune TR4C
I purchased a TR4C and am having trouble tuning
Greg,
I assume you do not have a key plugged into the key jack? Do you hear the
sidetone? Also try advancing the VOX GAIN pot on the side in the cw direction,
turned the ANTI VOX pot fully CCW. You may have a problem with the VOX circuit
or a weak 6EV7 tube. You might try reseating it just
On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 07:27:42 -0800, Bob Fish wrote:
A good design is submitted for approval and the marketing dept. returns it and
says,this isn't going to cut it, get the cost down. So you start making
compromises .
That's exactly what designing to a price point is. It happens all the time.
All,
Thanks to everyone who made suggestions. Solder on the pins all look
ok. .5Ω's on each filament. I'm guessing a grid to filament short/
leak when it gets hot. I did notice a slight bit of clouding near
the top of the envelope that wasn't there before. Maybe from running
the
Do you ever run with color on the plates? It's required that they get a little
bit red in operation for the gettering to work.
Also, just a tiny bit of extra resistance in the filament pin is all it takes
to dim a tube. An ordinary Ohmmeter won't register the difference.
73
-Jim
On Tue, 3
Agree. Using an ohm meter would show little unless zero. For example, if
the resistance caused by the pin adds 0.1 ohm, then for a 15 amp filament,
that is a 1.5 volt drop; 30% less than normal. If you had a grid to
filament short you were right on time for the new year's fireworks.
I have
To see if there are filament problems, I have found that attaching flea clips
to the filament wires (not pins) and running leads outside the amp to a vtvm or
vom is a way to see if there is a problem in the filament circuit. Since high
voltage is involved, this is NOT something a novice should
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