[Drakelist] TR-3/TR-4 owners in Boston area?

2013-01-12 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Hi there, I'm considering outfitting my TR-3 with new finals, but would need some guidance and elmer/equipment support in doing the neutralizing of finals and such. So just wondering if there might be some enthusiasts in this area that might be up for helping out with such a thing. I'd offer

RE: [drakelist] Shure 444 element size?

2006-12-11 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Ken Sands suggested double-checking that EV element, which I did and it appears good. Seems to drive the TR-3 just great! Thank

RE: [drakelist] Shure 444 element size?

2006-12-11 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Jim, Well after reading Ken's message last night, I was inspired to check it further. The element DOES give output, and

[drakelist] Shure 444 element size?

2006-12-11 Thread Chuck Wyatt
http://www.rigpix.com/accessories/electrovoice_630.htm Hi folks, I picked up an old Electrovoice 630 mic (see rigpix URL), mainly because I really like to looks of it, I had hoped to use it with my new-to-me TR-3. According to my digital multimeter, the element appears to be dead. The advi

RE: [drakelist] Shure 444 element size?

2006-12-09 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Thanks, Jim! Do you know if there is a significant difference between the 444 and 444D ? I'm seeing more 444D's avail

RE: [drakelist] TR4C repair

2006-12-02 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Hi Terry, Welcome back to the hobby. I have had my own long periods of inactivity, so I definitely know how that happens. Life gets in the way of this stuff. I know what you mean about the CQ thing. Sometimes I've been a bit disappointed about the whole "friendly factor." Some groups on t

RE: [drakelist] PS for TR-3

2006-11-30 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- 'spose he peeks in on these threads? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

[drakelist] PS for TR-3

2006-11-27 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Hi Drake folks, I recently purchased a TR-3, but needs a power supply. Will either AC-4 or AC-3 work ok? How much should I expect to shell out? Trying to avoid the eBay radiomart guy, but he seems to have the market cornered. Thanks & 73, Chuck W1CEW

RE: [drakelist] PS for TR-3

2006-11-27 Thread Chuck Wyatt
That's one gnarly looking R-4. :-( I wonder how keeping the user id's of bidders private helps his cause? Keeps a class action hard to do? -Chuck _ From: Gerry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 7:53 PM To: 'Chuck Wyatt'; drakel

RE: [drakelist] Call Sign Survey

2005-05-31 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Title: Message Last month or so, I changed mine after 25+ years with KB5GC.  I got the callsign at age 14 when I upgraded to Advanced class and they were giving out 2x2 calls.  Prior to that I had WD5FWX, which was horrible on phone.    Anyway, I'm in New England and now I do in some ways f

RE: [drakelist] TR4 & AC-4 up for grabs

2005-05-22 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Title: Message Maybe not as sexy, but much cheaper...  would be to buy my lovely old TR-4 without the RIT.  I'm thinking of letting it and my AC-4 power supply go for around $250.  Somebody would need to sort out the transmit/relay issue I'm having, though.  If anyone is interested drop me a

RE: [drakelist] TR-4 Relay question

2005-05-17 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I'm looking at my bench and the spouse says "too many radios." Rather than fussing around with this, I'm think

RE: [drakelist] W-4 Wattmeter Modification

2005-05-17 Thread Chuck Wyatt
0 is that still reading only "average" power?   -Chuck Wyatt W1CEW (formerly KB5GC) -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. Michael ThurmanSent: Monday, May 16, 2005 8:56 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; drakelist@www.zerobeat.netSub

RE: [drakelist] TR-4 Relay question

2005-05-09 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Okay, will do, no replacing of all the tubes. I am looking on eBay for a decent tube-checker, though! 73, -Chuck -Original M

RE: [drakelist] TR-4 Relay question

2005-05-09 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Thanks Garey, I'm definitely going to try this, especially as Gary (Poland) indicates the original replacement relay is pre

[drakelist] TR-4 Relay question

2005-05-09 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi all, I'm tracking down some receiver audio issues and found that after flipping the TX to "tune" and back out that th

[drakelist] TR-4 power out w/SSB not CW

2005-04-29 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hi all, I'm still new with this rig, so maybe there is something obvious I overlooked. My rig will easily put out 200 watts on m

RE: [drakelist] TR-4 and keying amplifier

2005-04-25 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- That's about what I thought. There's a guy on eBay selling a cable for under $20, but I thought it probably wasn't wor

[drakelist] TR-4 and keying amplifier

2005-04-25 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hi all, Is it difficult to home brew a cable to go between the AC-4 and a linear amplifier for the purposes of T/R keying? I g

RE: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Title: Message FWIW, I use a poor man's EZ Hang, which is a $12 wrist rocket sling shot, a $6 zebco 202 reel, and a 1 oz egg weight.  Total investment is just under $20, but I'm sure the frustration factor is higher since it's not as well integrated as the EZ Hang.  Some tricks I've learned

RE: [drakelist] TR-4 receive squeal/oscillation

2005-04-09 Thread Chuck Wyatt
"Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Found it. Loose tube. I guess it got unseated during shipping. Sorry for the bother! Enjoying the rig now!! 73, Chuck KB5GC -

RE: [drakelist] TR-4 receive squeal/oscillation

2005-04-08 Thread Chuck Wyatt
MAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:17 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [drakelist] TR-4 receive squeal/oscillation Are you keying the transmitter via the vox circuit when you turn up the audio gain?   Marty   - Original Message ----- From: Chuc

[drakelist] TR-4 receive squeal/oscillation

2005-04-08 Thread Chuck Wyatt
Title: Message This may be the same kind of issue as Larry had.  I just bought a TR-4, lights up, and I do get power out.  However, on receive, if I open up the RF gain up past the half-way point, I get a loud squeal from the speaker which puts the S-Units at 40 db over.  I can hear signals

[drakelist] WTB an AC-4 or AC-3

2005-03-28 Thread Chuck Wyatt
?   thanks much,   Chuck Wyatt KB5GC   ~~~Chuck Wyatt Web Technical Services Manager Clark University Tel: +1-(508)-793-7535