Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO

Hi Kihwal, Don't toss that PTO out...! I know Garey expressed interest some time ago in acquiring a bad one, so that he might perform some post mortem work upon it for educational sake... As long as you have the PTO board in your hand, jiggle the different components between your thumb

Re: [Drakelist] 6AH6/6HS6

Hi Neil, Check the tube specs at the back of any pre-1980 ARRL HANDBOOK, compare transconductance (mho) readings betwixt the two---AND base pin-outs, to make sure that your sub can, in fact, be subbed! Hi Hi ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

Re: [Drakelist] TR-4C Microphone

Hi Don, Some guy had a bunch of mic elements a short while ago on eBay that he claimed were replacements (albeit physically smaller) for the crystal cartridges inside the D-104... They were priced right, too, as I recall (a single digit)---but they looked like the old made-in-Japan-type of mic

Re: [Drakelist] Leo Meyerson's 100th Birthday

Been there, done that...! My QSL-cum-birthday-card was mailed to Lou l - 2 weeks ago...I wish him well---here's to the next 100...! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ** - Original Message - From: Richard A. (Tony) Stalls rasta...@verizon.net To:

Re: [Drakelist] DSP Filters

Hi Lee, Is your R-4 the ...just-plain-ol'-original-R-4 version, with no A, B, or C suffix...? If so, welcome to my world! Hi Hi. One doesn't hear too much about the R-4, it seems---but to me, it's the one that started it all, Hi Hi. ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ PS: YES, I agree with you 101%!

Re: [Drakelist] Upgrade/Maintenance On All Email Accounts.

Hi Terry, Nothing in Chinese script received here, but I did get about a half dozen other ...phish-type messages which surprised me, quite frankly! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ *** - Original Message - From: Terrell Hamilton hamil...@nwi.net

Re: [Drakelist] Drake Twins PTO Woes...

, but the benefits of its presence sure are a joy to the ear...! Hi Hi. Here's hoping that my travails may ultimately benefit another(s) in the Drake community... ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ - Original Message - From: Diane and Edward Swynar deswy

Re: [Drakelist] Drake Twins PTO Woes...

Hi Again Everone, ...Just a brief post-script to this thread... Monitoring the T-4X transmit frequency on my R-4 sure has highlighted the fact that load changes on the AC mains have a detrimental effect upon that receiver. Whenever the forced-air electric furnace / heat-pump in the adjoining

Re: [Drakelist] Drake Twins PTO Woes...

, for now...! :) ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ * - Original Message - From: Curt Nixon cptc...@flash.net To: Diane and Edward Swynar deswy...@xplornet.ca Cc: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist

[Drakelist] Drake Twins PTO Woes...

Good Day All, Well, I took the T-4X off-line here to-day, set it up on the bench with the top cover removed, exposing the PTO can... I pondered the ways means of sealing the small gaps between the base of the can its metal attaching surface, with the intention of eliminating any consequent

[Drakelist] Drake Resources

Good Day All, Somebody mentioned just a very short while ago that they were looking for information on the TR-7 PTO...I inadvertently DELETED the e-mail, naturally! (sigh). In any event, to ...whomever you are, here are three links that may be of assistance to you:

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes

* - Original Message - From: Curt Nixon cptc...@flash.net To: Diane and Edward Swynar deswy...@xplornet.ca Cc: Steve Wedge w1es1...@earthlink.net; drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes

transceivers, their specific frequency ranges, etc. etc., I'm afraid I do NOT know. I defer to Garey's expertise in such matters! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ * - Original Message - From: Steve Wedge w1es1...@earthlink.net To: Diane and Edward Swynar

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes

and Edward Swynar deswy...@xplornet.ca Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes I tried to take it off when I cleaned the receiver, Eddy. Those spring-loaded catches didn't want to cooperate, so I stopped. The PTO was removed in its entirety prior to my

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes

, electrically to the base---by tightening a plastic automotive chicken band along the length of the braid... Stay tuned...! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ** - Original Message - From: Steve Wedge w1es1...@earthlink.net To: Diane and Edward Swynar deswy

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A PTO Woes

Hi Steve, Have you---or any previous owner(s) that you may be aware of---had occasion to take the PTO shield can/cover off more than once from that receiver, for any reason...? There is method to my madness in asking this---I'll explain more when I get your answer... ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

Re: [Drakelist] TR7 Drift

Hi Tony, Your comments about Drake PTO frequency stability are certainly timely here... I've resolved to get into the PTO of my T-4X transmitter yet again here---and I mean RIGHT inside the thing, as I did before, with the circuit board completely removed from its moorings in the rig, on my

[Drakelist] Re. Drake R-4 PTO Heater Regulation

Good Day All... ...And my sincerest of thanks to all those many wonderful gents who took the time to share their thoughts with me in the matter of the drift here caused by the varying load voltage on my R-4's PTO tube... You've convinced me: rather than undertaking any sort of a retrofitted

Re: [Drakelist] T-4XB problem

the AC noise or raspy tone comes in? Anyone out there have any ideas what I can do before I send the rig out? On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Diane and Edward Swynar wrote: */Hi Lou, /* Is it intermittent...? Check your transmit frequency in the /SPOT / position---if it /still

[Drakelist] Drake R-4 PTO Heater Regulation

Hi Guys, Per chance, does anyone reading this have any recollection as to the QST / Hints Kinks edition which made reference to regulating the 6.3 heater volts of the 6AU6 VFO tube in the Heathkit SB-300/301 receiver...? I have the very same malady, I'm sure, plaguing my R-4 receiver. The

Re: [Drakelist] T-4XB problem

Hi Lou, Is it intermittent...? Check your transmit frequency in the SPOT position---if it still sounds rough, suspect the PTO, exactly as what happened to my T-4X here! I had TWO bad / cold solder connections to the large fixed silver mica tank capacitor therein...ended-up simply outright

[Drakelist] Request For Information...

Hi Guys, This request *may*, or may *not* be directly related to the Drake Reflector---it all depends upon your perspective! Hi Hi Specifically---and correct me if I'm wrong---but didn't we all the ability not too long ago of finding a fellow Ham's e-mail address by logging onto qrz.com...? I

Re: [Drakelist] Drakelist Digest New Thread

Hi Fred, I employ RG-62 coax cable for the injector patch here, but for the other patch cables I simply use whatever it is that might be on hand here...el-cheapo-brand audio patch cables, I suspect, that my brother-in-law had surplus to his needs... ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A low audio output

Hi Joe, My ol' ...just plain R-4 receiver here plays nicely at the 9:00 level... Have you checked the tubes in the AF chain of your R-4B...? What about voltage/resistance checks of all the audio stages...? ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A low audio output

Hi Garey et al, Some very good points made re. this thread, no doubt about it... However, when it comes to capacitors, I personally don't subscribe to the notion of bridging any suspect unit with a good one: far better to remove the suspect cap out of the hot portion of the circuit entirely,

[Drakelist] Cooling Fan Orientation

Hi Guys, All this recent chatter on the Reflector about the orientation of cooling fans---i.e. to ...force cooling air in, versus to draw hot air out---convinced me that I should re-evaluate the small 12 VDC unit that I'd mounted sometime ago atop the enclosure of my Drake T-4X... Mind you,

Re: [Drakelist] Cooling Fan Orientation

Message - From: Garey Barrell k4...@mindspring.com To: Diane and Edward Swynar deswy...@xplornet.ca Cc: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Cooling Fan Orientation Once more, proof that it's not nice to TRY and fool Mother Nature

Re: [Drakelist] Amplifier Connector for AC4

Hi Guys, Y'know, it's been awhile since I looked at this, but it struck at one time that a defunct FT-243 crystal holder might make a fine Bubba plug for this application... I got distreacted with other stuff at the time, and put the project way up on the back-burner---maybe I should re-examine

Re: [Drakelist] value of RF choke in L-75 linear

Hi Evan, In that particular application most any run-of-the-mill receiving-type 2.5-mh RF choke should do the job nicely... ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ** - Original Message - From: K9sqg To: drakelist@zerobeat.net

Re: [Drakelist] Red dial scale pegs

Hi Al, The peg on my R-4 was pretty much faded-out, too, when I got it 3 years ago... I touched it up with some matching bright red acrylic paint from my daughter's old toy box! Worked like a charm... ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

[Drakelist] T-4X: EPILOGUE

Hi Again Guys, Just a few happy concluding comments to my previous saga re. the intermittent warbbling / scratchy signal from my T-4X transmitter... After having determined that the issue was, indeed, a cold solder joint on one of the leads of the 3000-pfd. s.m. oscillator tank capacitor to the

[Drakelist] To Boldly Go... (LONG!)

Hi Guys, This is going to be a rather L-O-N-G post, so if you have no interest in the ...inner workings of any of the PTOs in your older Drake equipment, please feel free to hit the delete button at any time! Hi Hi As you may recall from my previous posts here on the Reflector, my T-4X

[Drakelist] T4-X Zener Diode D6

Hi Guys, A quick question before I start dis-assembling my T-4X here to replace zener diode D6 (a 1N714, at Q1 VFO buffer)... Is this rascal inside the VFO can...? When I had this shield removed a week ago to clean the guide shafts add a ground strap (to address my frequency warble issue), I

Re: [Drakelist] T4-X Zener Diode D6

, though (sigh!). ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ * - Original Message - From: David To: 'Edward Swynar' ; drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:34 AM Subject: RE: [Drakelist] T4-X Zener Diode D6 Yes

[Drakelist] T-4X Frequency Wobble

Hi Guys, Well, I thought I'd give everyone a bit of a progress report here as to the intermittent frequency wobble of the CW signal---both when spotting, and on the air---that I've been experiencing lately with my T-4X... First-off, my thanks to Curt (KU8L), David A., and Garey (K4OAH) for

Re: [Drakelist] T-4X Frequency Wobble

to loosen and re-tighten the three mounting nuts on the PTO while you're in there. The Zener would be my next step. Use a 1N4740 to replace. 73, Garey - K4OAH Glen Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-B, C-Line TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com Edward Swynar wrote: */Hi

[Drakelist] Drake T4-X Frequency Wobble

Hi Guys, At Garey's suggestion, I've started to monitor the on-the-air CW signal of my T4-X directly on my R-4 receiver---I also just recently retired my electronic keyer, in favour of my Vibroplex Presentation bug... Now, I don't know if it's due somehow to all my rockin' rollin' with the

[Drakelist] Drake Twins

Hi Guys, I've been on 160- and 40-meters here with the Drake Twins, passing the time in casual QSOs, pending the termination of the annual ...grass harvest(!) here that will allow me to unroll my ground radials atop the lawn for use in my topband array... The Drakes make for a very sweet

Re: [Drakelist] Drake Twins

euge...@nni.com To: Edward Swynar gswy...@durham.net; drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Drake Twins Eddy, You will love the Drake line for CW. Just make sure that the Tx and Rx are tracking. There is an alignment procedure in the manual

Re: [Drakelist] T-4X CW Sidetone Oscillator

Allen, VA Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-B, C-Line TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs www.k4oah.com Edward Swynar wrote: */Hi Guys,/* My poor old tinitus-rattled ears find the internal CW sidetone oscillator frequency of the T-4X to be very fatiguing after awhile...it's /too high/ in pitch for my

[Drakelist] The Drake R-4---PERIOD!

Good Day All, All this talk about the R-4A, R-4B, R-4C receivers has me wondering if I might really truly have the ONLY plain-Jane R-4 (no letters) in existance...! Hi Hi Seriously, I know that's NOT the case, but it sure does seem by times that the original R-4 is the poor cousin of the whole

Re: [Drakelist] 6JB6 vs.6JB6A

Hi Mike, From a thread re. Drake finals here of some two years ago, there was mention of the fact that the 6GJ5 is a direct substitute for the 6JB6, if you have no luck finding that latter tube... ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ -

Re: [Drakelist] R4A restuff capacitor question

On Friday, Joe wrote: ...How do you feel about mounting new caps in underneath the chassis instead of restuffing? Does that pretty much ruin the historic value of a radio? Of course, I'd leave the old can in place for looks... *** Hi Joe,

Re: [Drakelist] R-4A anomoly

Hi Paul, Years ago I purchased an old Heathkit SB-102 transceiver as a back-up set, and all was well until one day it stopped hearing on CW on a consistent basis. There was an intermittent that drove me nuts! I checked the schematic for all of the usual suspects, and determined that the issue

Re: [Drakelist] Drake T-4XB Transmitter Tuning Dial

Hi Cliff, If you find the fix, keep us all informed of same---I have a buddy whose T-4X suffers from the very same ailment... ~73!~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ** - Original Message - From: fofi...@shaw.ca To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent:

Re: [Drakelist] T4XC drive

Hi Rick, Sounds to me like your finals are ...taking off somehow, i.e. oscillating... What does the monitored signal sound like...? Is it exactly as displayed on the frequency dial...? Is it raspy-sounding / unstable...? Those are all sure-fire indicators that you have an instability issue with

Re: [Drakelist] [Drake] Drake Receiver Comparison.

Hi Garey, Many thanks for sharing that EXCELLENT summary re. the different Drake receivers...! It is definitely well worth retaining in one's radio library as a ...one stop ready reference for the future. Thanks again, my best H.N.Y. wishes to you all subscribers to this wonderful

[Drakelist] Drake Transmitter Compatability

Good Morning All, The question of the T-4's compatability with different versions of the R-4 made me think of the time 3 weeks ago when I paired my Drake transmitter alongside my HB 13-tube replica 1929 superheterodyne receiver...! (the latter is FULL of 224A's, 245's, 227's---all balloon /

[Drakelist] ICOM Parts Availability

Good Afternoon All, Alright, alright, I know: there is NO Drake content in this message...but per chance, are there any ICOM 751's - 751A's out there being parted-out at the present time...? I'm specifically looking for a replacement rear panel (part # 30327, per the Service Manual) for a

[Drakelist] 40-Meters AM, Anyone...?

Good Day All, Well, I've just about finished all of my ...honey dews for the day, plan to fire-up the Drake T-4X / homebrew 1929-style superhet combo for some AM action at around 7290-KHz, in about a half hour, or less (i.e. 12:30 PM EDST / 1630 GMT)... Anyone around who might care to join

Re: [Drakelist] 40-Meters AM, Anyone...?

Hi Guys, Man-o-man, but conditions on 40-meters sure are strange from what I remember a coupla years back...! I did manage to work into Pennsylvanvia with 2x59 signals alright, but then the band took a VERY steep sudden nosedive we lost one another...fortunately, W1VZR jumped in from Maine,

[Drakelist] 10-Meters

Hi Guys, It's now 1730 UTC, I'm huddled under my backyard gazebo, looking at my trusty Drake Twins, hoping to make QSOs on 10-meters... Is anyone around, any mode...? It's a cool 68F here raining---but I'm game! ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ___

Re: [Drakelist] tubes

Hi Curt, I've found John Walker to be a friendly, easy-to-deal-with sort of a chap --- AND I like his prices! jwalke...@kc.rr.com I'll send you his price list as an attachment on the next e-mail that I send directly to you. Try him --- I'm sure you'll be more than pleased. ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI -