Re: [drakelist] L4B being revivied

2005-12-05 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I agree, Ive used the coleman lantern glass, several sizes available, about $7 each...doesnt taper at the top like the Eimacs, so not as nice, but 1/5

Re: [drakelist] SW-2 help

2005-11-27 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I recently acquired a very nice SW2, but the dial is a little hinky. When manually tuning the numbers will jump forwards and backwards. If I turn very

Re: [drakelist] Help Identify Unknown Filter

2005-04-24 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I had one of those with my Drake R4C, its is a 16 pole xtal filter that Sherwood used to offer, its 2.0 at 6dB and 2.8 at 60 dB, wish I had kept mine, worth

RE: [drakelist] T4XC on AM

2005-02-07 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Thank you Mark, that IS the mod I did on my T4X transmitter, with good results.. 73, Tim K8WBL From: Mark Gilger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tim Kass [EMAIL

RE: [drakelist] R4B vs R4c

2005-02-01 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I have had both as well and the late model C line (serial # 25K) is preferred in terms of selectivity, however, that said, on the C line, the passband does

RE: [drakelist] R4B 6HS6 tube (KA5KMS)

2005-01-04 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Yep, use a 6AU6, should work in most circuits, did the reverse in most of my Heathkits, thats what Heathkit did I think for their SB-102 Tim WD-40, Balin

RE: [drakelist] Drake R4B Bad Caps Question

2004-12-12 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Kevin, I dont remember what W8UT did, probably the same thing that Im telling you, but I saw a neat fix that someone did on one of my R4B's, left

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

2004-10-16 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- 4th option, Coleman replacement pyrex lantern shieldsvery cheap..about $7 each. 73, Tim K8WBL WD-40, Balin' wire, silicone sealant and duct tape, pretty

Re: [drakelist] 20 METER DRAKE NET

2004-10-15 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Add me to that list of interested people, 73, Tim K8WBL Cincinnati WD-40, Balin' wire, silicone sealant and duct tape, pretty much fixes everything! From

[drakelist] FS: Drake 2C

2004-08-09 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- Thought I'd offer this to the group before proceeding to that other electronic auction househave a Drake 2C receiver, working fine, fair amount

RE: [drakelist] FS: Drake 2C

2004-08-09 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- correction, the Drake 2C does have the xtal calibrator...my bad! Tim From: Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [drakelist] FS: Drake 2C

Re: [drakelist] R-4B Good for AM ???

2004-05-31 Thread Tim Kass
Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I agree and use my R4B or R4A most of the time for SWL, next I use the Hammarlund HQ-145X. The drakes passband and notch are wonderful when you need to get

Re: [drakelist] R-4B question

2004-04-05 Thread Tim Kass
Garey, thanks for that correction! 73 Tim From: Garey Barrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tim Kass [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] R-4B question Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 23:23:30 -0400 Tim

Re: [drakelist] R-4B question

2004-04-04 Thread Tim Kass
My R4B does NOT have the OB2, Drake removed that in the later R4A series, early R4A had the OB2 and 6GX6 product detector, but the 11 tube version of the R4A did away with it...73 Tim K8WBL From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] R-4B

RE: [drakelist] R-4B question

2004-04-04 Thread Tim Kass
of this as well as I can remember. 73 Tim K8WBL From: Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Tim Kass' [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [drakelist] R-4B question Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:15:11 -0400 Interesting. I've seen 2 different schematics for an R-4B, one with V11

RE: [drakelist] OB2

2004-04-04 Thread Tim Kass
I guess then Drake must have dropped that sometime after the R4B was introduced, as the other guy has a schematic of an R4B that also shows the OB2, wonder if anyone on the list here can verify that their R4B unit actually has the OB2 regulator in itthanks for the correction. 73, Tim

RE: [drakelist] R-4B question

2004-04-04 Thread Tim Kass
Gerry, check your R4B, probably only 9 tubes, tube #V6 is not there but they list it. Tim From: Gerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Ian' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [drakelist] R-4B question Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:25:31 -0400 I seem to remember there

RE: [drakelist] Drake R8 receiver noise normal?

2003-12-31 Thread Tim Kass
MIne has a fair amount as well,but hard to say unless we sit them side by side. Dont notice it when listening to signals though...What mine does have and you will likely also notice is some poping sounds as you tuneits annoying and apparently fixed on the later versionsif you find a

Re: [drakelist] Burned on a Transaction

2003-09-25 Thread Tim Kass
Well, Ebay isnt perfect by a long shot, its your word against theres most of the time, I recently had a bad experience in getting a manual for a piece of equipment, I won the bid, paid and received the manual...about 3 weeks later I got a notice from Ebay stating that the seller did not receive

Re: [Drakelist] Drake T4X Microphone Question

2003-04-03 Thread Tim Kass
I also agree with the group, dont need a transformer, been using one for a long time, great audio...also..better off w/o the preamp...stick a 470 ohm 1/2 watt resister in the hot lead in series with the mic, improves audio response...got this from Jack Geihl WB8BFS ...73 Tim K8WBL From: