[drakelist] Update on R7 Digital Display

Thanks to all those who offered ideas on troubleshooting the missing digital display. Turned out to be a seating problem with the connectors underneath the board. Removal of the digital board and reseating with a bit of deOxit on the board pins has fixed the problem. --Ed G--

[drakelist] R7A Freq Display

Hi Folks... Suddenly my R7A frequency display stopped working; it's completely dark. The rest of the receiver appears to be operating normally. Any ideas where to start looking to fix this? Thanks for the help! --Ed--

[drakelist] WTB: FYO Iambic Paddle

Hello, Am looking for an old W8FYO iambic paddle. Thanks for any info. --Ed--

RE: [drakelist] R7 audio

I had a problem with my R7A that sounded very similar, even had the crackling noise. Turned out to be one of the circuit boards (I can probably find my notes to tell you which one), but the fix was to pull the board, clean the contacts, and apply *small* amount of DeOxit before reinstalling

RE: [drakelist] shelf life of tubes

Goss, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- There is no magic number; too many variables including design of the tube, how well the procedure for manufacturing was developed, how well the procedure

[drakelist] OT: WTB - Brown brothers Paddle

Goss, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hello, Looking for an old Brown Bros Machine Co BTL Twin Lever Paddle CW Key; let me know if you might have one available; thanks! --Ed G

RE: [drakelist] AC-4 Voltage Carrying Cable to Radio Needed

Goss, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Try some custom cable fabricators on the Web. I just picked one at random (I have no experience with them): https://www.cablestogo.com/custom_form.asp

[drakelist] Need Drake 1-A Tuning Knob

Goss, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Am looking for a main tuning knob for the Drale 1-A; need the larger (inner) of the two knobs. Thanks for any info! --Ed G

RE: [drakelist] Drake 1-A Question

http://www.dproducts.be/Drake_Museum/1line.htm --Ed G-- -Original Message-From: Jack Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:23 PMTo: Goss, Ed; [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [drakelist] Drake 1-A Question Hi, Could anyone give me

[drakelist] Drake 1-A Question

Hello, I have recently begun restoring an old 1-A. Basically it's in pretty good shape, but I'm not sure all the main tuning parts are there. Right now it's just gotone main tuning knob, and not the two concentric knobs that most pictures show. The outer, slightly smaller knob is the fine

[drakelist] 455.000 Crystal

Goss, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hello, Anyone have a 455.000 kHz crystal they want to sell? --Ed G-- -- On Behalf

[drakelist] Looking for Accessory Crystals for 2-B

Goss, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Hello, I'm looking for some accessory crystals for the 2-B receiver. I really need the one for 10m CW -- which is 24.5 mHz. Also, a couple for WWV would

[drakelist] WTB: 2-B Accessory Band Crystals and Preselector Knob

Hello, I am looking for some accessory band crystals for my 2-B. Need 24.5 mHz for the 10 meter CW band, and 14.0 11.5 mHz for WWV reception. I also am looking for a preselector knob for the 2-B. Let me know if you spot anything! Thanks. --Ed, N3CW--

RE: [drakelist] Bathing Drakes?

I know that in the spacecraft business, we are concerned about moisture absorption in plastic parts. In fact, plastic ICs are now graded by a system that rates the moisture resistance of the plastic encapsulating material. I'd be willing to bet that early ICs and other plastic parts are not

[drakelist] WTB: 2-AC Cal Crystal

Hello, Anyone have an extra 100 kHz calibrator crystal for the Drake 2-AC? --Ed G-- -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body Unsubscribe:[EMAIL

[drakelist] Have A Laff

Hello, It can be quite entertaining reading the description of electronic items on Ebay. Over the years I've cut and pasted some of my favorites. If you happen to see one you've written here, there's no malicious intent - your wording has just given me a chuckle, and I thought I'd pass

[drakelist] Tymeter Clock Seconds Wheel Labels

Hello, For those of you who still use the old Tymeter mechanical clocks, you know that many of them have seconds wheels that either have rubbing damage or just show the effects of age. I've got some replacement labels available; check my site for details: