Re: [drakelist] smoker's radio

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Aug 5, 2007, at 8:00 PM, VE3ES wrote: The previous owner was a smoker and the radios all smell of such. Some were longer in his poss

Re: [drakelist] AM operation on T-4 or T-4XB

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Jul 25, 2007, at 10:23 PM, Bill Horne wrote: there are also many boatanchor AM rigs, often available for the asking, and they were design

Re: [drakelist] AM operation on T-4 or T-4XB

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Jul 25, 2007, at 6:35 PM, john wrote: I'd suggest not hacking on a fairly rare piece of Drake gear, and instead suggest selling it,

[drakelist] AM operation on T-4 or T-4XB

hi, I've got an old T-4 Reciter that I was thinking of using for AM operation but was considering the small modification (11/1994 QST WB4IJN) to make it produce a constant carrier. A couple questions come to mind: is this still the preferred way to do this or is there a better way to r

Re: [drakelist] That e-bay shark....

and this list too, of course ;-) The only serious buying I do is through swap.qth.net.

Re: [drakelist] L-4 Cleaning

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- My L-4 looks the same way. It's normal since the silver has tarnished and left behind a protective coating to prevent fur

Re: [drakelist] PS for TR-3

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have to throw something in before the thread is closed... The thing that makes me laugh the most is where he says it is a &quo

Re: [drakelist] That e-bay shark....

eBay rarely chastises their sellers. The fancy listings that radiomart uses cost a bundle. They probably make $400-500 a week from his listings. The hapless buyer complaining about getting ripped off only interferes with ebay making money. On the other hand, something interesting gets yanke

Re: [drakelist] PS for TR-3

I've used the AC4 and AC3 on TR3, TR4, T-4X*... check your bias cul jason -- 73 Jason N1SU http://n1su.com/ - Original Message - From: Chuck Wyatt To: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 11:34 Subject: [drakelist] PS for TR-3

Re: [drakelist] Bad tubes in L4B

hi, you'll probably get a lot of responses but i'll throw my 2 cents in... 1. the L4/L4B does not have an exhaust system that will keep the tubes cool if you use something other than SSB on the SSB position. The plates should show some color but if they become orange that is too much. The am

Re: [drakelist] Standard SC-uMP20 microphone on T-4XB

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Just wondering if anyone knows the right wiring for a Standard SC-uMP20 (Shure) on a T-4XB... hi - I found out that

Re: [drakelist] Mic for the TR-4C

  Hmm, that reminds me...   I have a Turner Super Sidekick and it has a switch on the bottom, for Electronic or Relay...  not sure what that switch is for?     73 Jason N1SU    

[drakelist] 13.6 crystal - 2.5MHz ?

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I have a 13.6 mhz crystal that was in an old R-4 I bought. I'm assuming the original owner used it for picking up 2.5MHz WWV but i&

Re: [drakelist] L7 Grid current?

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- john wrote: john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the dr

Re: [drakelist] Paint source

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- George WB6YEC wrote: Hello List: Any help on paint source for Drake "B" Line cabinets? Thanks for any help. George, WB6YEC

Re: [drakelist] R-4B bandswitch lubrication

  chortle  -  my dad said it was 75 today in Joplin.  So much for those Missouri winters!  We got 3 inches of snow in Beantown today - 25F outside now!   73 Jason N1SU   -- Jason Buchanan - Boxboro, MAWebsite: http://n1su.com/ - Original Message - From: MNACE To: Bob Wade

Re: [drakelist] R-4B bandswitch lubrication

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I was lucky years ago with "self healing" (drying of wafers) from spray cleaners. Reports are that the rig in questio

Re: [drakelist] R-4B bandswitch lubrication

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Keith Hamilton wrote: I was recently cleaning up my "new" R-4B and I used "DeoxIT" on the bandswitch contacts. My bandsw

[drakelist] WTB: 12.9 mhz crystal

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, Just wondering if anyone has a 12.9MHz crystal they'd part with? I'd find myself on 160 meters more often with the

[drakelist] R-4 S meter fails to climb to +60dB during meter calibration procedure

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I have run into a problem with my R-4 - when adjusting the recv sens and Smeter sens pots as to the manual procedure all is well howeve

[drakelist] cleaning copper

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I have the urge to clean my R-4B copper and get the dust and grime off of it and was wondering the best way to go about this. There&

Re: [drakelist] L4B PS xformer

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Rodger Singley wrote: I would stay with the original transformer. A properly operating L-4B with good tubes will produce around 1200-1300

Re: [drakelist] Electronic air cleaners damage rubber

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Dennis Monticelli wrote: FYI. There have been reports that the so-called electronic air cleaners that emit "negative ions" damage

Re: [drakelist] My best buy ever.

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- n7ioh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang

[drakelist] DeoxIT and ProGold

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I have a small squeeze tube of DeoxIT D100L and DeoxIT ProGold G100L - seems that the procedure for this is to use the D100L to cle

Re: [drakelist] R-4 R-4B S meter question

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Problem fixed - 12BZ6 tube was weak. 73 Jason N1SU [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the weak ones that show up as S2 or S3 on the R-4B

[drakelist] OT: Heathkit IM-11 VTVM - how to calibrate?

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I'm finding myself needing my Heathkit IM-11 VTVM to be a little off in terms of calibration - just wondering if anyone has a f

[drakelist] dirty bandswitches - how to fix?

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I've got a Drake R-4B in need of cleaning on the bandswitches. I have to wiggle the bandswitch knob CW/CCW to get the sensitivit

[drakelist] 2-C receiver sensitivity / S meter sensitivity calibration

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, Just wondering if the 2-C TP1 is to read -1.35 volts as do the R-4any TP do for the S meter and AGC alignment. 73 Jaso

[drakelist] AC-3 and linear amp

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I need to control my L4 and key it from an AC-3 - any tips for using pins 5 and 8 on the cinch connector or is it as straightforward

[drakelist] Soft start solution for 110v operation

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I've looked at Harbach's SS-100 with interest but i'm wondering how I could put this to use for 110v operation? I want t

Re: [drakelist] reduced bias on T-4XB

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- If you peak the RF Tune and immediately dip the PLATE control, then "two-hand" the PLATE and LOAD controls for maxim

[drakelist] crystal sockets

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I have a couple crystals that i'd like to put into use but they're the small size with legs about 1/4" inch apart. Just w

[drakelist] reduced bias on T-4XB

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, A long time ago I remember reading somewhere that bias voltage could be reduced so that there was no idle plate current bet

[drakelist] T-4XB resistor burned - which one

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hello, I was looking through my T-4XB today and noticed a burned resistor near the middle bandswitch rotor, underside of the chassis.

[drakelist] Re: T-4XB resistor burned - which one

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, After pouring over the schematic, I believe this may be R26, 680 ohm. Possibly 1/2 watt but i'm not sure. Does this ring any be

Re: [drakelist] R-4B T-4XB question

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Dennis Monticelli wrote: Hi Jason, I also noted that CW notes were hum modulated in my R4B. Because you remember better performance in th

[drakelist] transceive R-4B / T-4XB in RCVR position does not produce full output

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I noticed that when I select RCVR on the T-4XB that the output power increases as I adjust the preselector on the R-4B, h

[drakelist] R-4B T-4XB question

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I fired up my beauties tonight but noticed the receive on the R-4B is not as hot as it used to be. Receive sensitivity does

Re: [drakelist] Headphones

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- James Chaggaris wrote: "James Chaggaris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance

[drakelist] L4 power supply problem?

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- hi, I have an L4 with its original power supply. Been working fine for a long time. Today, I turn it on and after a few minutes ther

[drakelist] W-4

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- hi all, I've been watching a lot of W-4 meters being sold on various auction and swap meet sites. Just wondering if there's anything

[drakelist] Drake cables

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Anyone know where to get good RCA phono cables for the inter-connections between R-4B and T-4XB? I got a generous performance increase by usin

Re: [drakelist] Expensive R-4C

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Eric Webner wrote: Agreed. Without getting into too much technical speak, the R-4C lends itself to becoming a top-notch "competition grad

[drakelist] Expensive R-4C

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I noticed that some R-4C rigs are selling for over $500, most over $800... That's a lot of money... can someone explain why so much? I h

[drakelist] L4-PS R12 burned - .825 ohm 2W resistor on pin 6 of cable harness

"Jason Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- hi all, R12 in my L4-PS burned to a crisp. Any ideas why and what I should look for as to why this happened? Amp was workin

Re: [drakelist] Amateur Radio is second class

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/28/100/?nc=1 Fire up your linears and your beacon stations - if you're

[drakelist] L4 anode cap hex wrench

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- What sized hex wrench is used to turn the screw which attaches the heat dissipator from the anode? I don't have one that fits! - hi 73

Re: [drakelist] L4 new tubes 3-500Z

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to put new 3-500Z(G) tubes in the L4, not L-4B? Would like to put new tubes in L-4 but do not know what o

[drakelist] L4 manual

Jason Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Anyone have a copy of the L4 (not L4-B) manual in soft-copy format, or at least a description of the front panel meter control? 73 Jaso