Re: [Drakelist] R-4C IC Product Detector

2013-04-01 Thread David Assaf III
ove will need that 12 volts as well. One last thing if you do CW. Look into the AGC mod offered by Sherwood. It is well worth the considerable trouble to do. Good Luck! David Assaf, III W5XU On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Byron Tatum wrote: > Hello- > I am in the process of ins

Re: [Drakelist] Returning to ham radio and considering a TR-7. Recommendations?

2013-03-22 Thread David Assaf III
agree with the comments. At hamfests a great one goes for 650 to 750 with all the filters. Ebay is all over the place. Might want to also try eham. Good luck and welcome back! David Assaf, III W5XU On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Mark Nace wrote: > Good for you Tom ! > I would look

Re: [Drakelist] Questioin re: Drake 2NT final Tube replacement

2013-03-21 Thread David Assaf III
asked, they will last a long time. As to your question, the bias for the tubes are manufacturer sensitive. As Drake used mostly Sylvania tubes, they suggest to reuse the same. David Assaf, III W5XU On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Charles Ring wrote: > I've always questioned Drake&#x

Re: [Drakelist] Drakelist Digest, Vol 54, Issue 10 TR 3

2012-12-12 Thread David Assaf III
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Re: [Drakelist] TR-3

2012-12-11 Thread David Assaf III
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Re: [Drakelist] T4XB squealing audio

2012-09-10 Thread David Assaf
Got the rx on ext mute in a twin config? Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:44, "Peter Ravn" wrote: > After alignment per manual of the RF and mixer stages, my T4XB has got a > squealing transmit audio which in my R4B sounds like RF feedback. The prob

Re: [Drakelist] Test

2012-03-08 Thread David Assaf
Me too! Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Mar 8, 2012, at 9:57, "Donley" wrote: > I lost my connection to the Drakelist and am testing to see if it has been > restored. > > Richard > > > ___ >

Re: [Drakelist] Sherwood crystals

2011-06-08 Thread David Assaf
No Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Jun 7, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Neil M Califano wrote: > Does Sherwood manufacture their own crystals? > > ___ > Drakelist mailing list > Drakelist@zerobeat.net > http://mailman.zerobeat.ne

Re: [Drakelist] Inproved audio amp for R-4C

2011-06-06 Thread David Assaf
Sherwood. It is in an r4c modified many years ago. Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:48 PM, "Jim Shorney" wrote: >> > ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist

Re: [Drakelist] Drake T4-X Frequency "Wobble"

2010-10-26 Thread David Assaf
does not work suggest replace the Zener Good luck Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Oct 26, 2010, at 6:46 AM, Curt Nixon wrote: Hi Eddy: That brass end sticking out the back of the VFO can is the shaft that the permeability cores are mounted on. You can carefully remove the can from

Re: [Drakelist] 6JB6 Question

2010-09-28 Thread David Assaf
tubes of the same manufacturer is sound as once the setup was perfected the tubes we very close to each other. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Garey Barrell wrote: The 'real' catch is that these tubes were originally designed to w

Re: [Drakelist] unstable R4C PTO

2010-08-24 Thread David Assaf
an unstable part of the curve and exhibit an inconsistent impeadence and hen e the jump. Suggest you change the Zener Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Aug 24, 2010, at 10:22 AM, "steve white" wrote: Dennis I had this problem once in a old HQ170 and it turned out to be

Re: [Drakelist] R4C unstable VFO

2010-08-20 Thread David Assaf
Sorry. Zener diode in the vfo Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Aug 20, 2010, at 12:28 PM, David Assaf wrote: Change the 3zener diade in the CFO Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Aug 19, 2010, at 4:19 PM, pony...@aol.com wrote: Hi People, I've got an R4C that is ju

Re: [Drakelist] R4C unstable VFO

2010-08-20 Thread David Assaf
Change the 3zener diade in the CFO Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Aug 19, 2010, at 4:19 PM, pony...@aol.com wrote: Hi People, I've got an R4C that is jumping frequency by +- 1 Khz, then slowly returns to the correct frequency only to repeat again, and again. I

Re: [Drakelist] R4C static after Sherwood 3d mixer mod

2010-07-31 Thread David Assaf
Sherwood receiver is a wonder. Still use mine Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Jul 31, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Robert Ladden wrote: I had this problem when a crystal filter on the back was not making a good connection with one of the pins. Wiggle each filter. The static crashes would occur out

Re: [Drakelist] Line C - Frequency counter problem

2010-05-10 Thread David Assaf
Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On May 10, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Curt Nixon wrote: Yes...I wasn't very clear on the amp at the Rx approac. It would still be on the counter leg of the Y. really an "L"...so the INJ path is still same as original between R and T but the extra c

Re: [Drakelist] VOX Relay Cable connector for AC-4

2010-02-15 Thread David Assaf
go from there. Note that some early ac 3 units did not have this connector. Good lick Sent from my iPhone David Assaf, III On Jan 22, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Paul Gerhardt wrote: Anybody have a part #/source for a VOX connector for the AC-4? What else can you use to make a relay cable? Going

Re: [Drakelist] T-4XB strange ma value

2010-01-25 Thread David Assaf
iPhone David Assaf, III On Jan 25, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Garey Barrell wrote: Frank - Interesting! One thing, tuning the RF TUNE to the "middle of the 80M band" _segment_ is probably tuning to the IF of 5.645 MHz. I certainly suspect Bias supply troubles. Is the FInal idle setting o