Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Bob Spooner
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 3:29 PM To: Drake Reflector Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION Got mine in 1963. I had three crystals for 40M and two for 80M. My buddies and I used to "swap" xtals periodically so we could operate "new" frequencies. The

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread GALE STEWARD
Stew K3ND (ex KN3ZOL) - Original Message From: "kc9...@aol.com" To: k4...@mindspring.com; drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Wed, March 16, 2011 1:27:56 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION Garey, When I got my Novice in 1964...75 watts crystal control ony

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Kris Merschrod
grinding down some old crystals with sandpaper that older hams had given me. Terry K7WLD Wenatchee, WA -Original Message- From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 06:49 To: drakelist@zerobeat

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread kc9cdt
n4ws ; drakelist Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 9:30 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION If I could find a decent T-4 I'd buy it in a heartbeat 73/Paul, K4MSG In a message dated 3/15/2011 9:26:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k...@merschrod.net writes: Hello, the conversi

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Don Cunningham
I must have been on the "tail end" of the novice VFO ban. I was licensed in the early summer (May, I think) of 1972, and STILL had that requirement. I'm not sure when it was actually lifted. Fun times, sending CQ on 15m and hunting the entire novice segment for a reply, HI. I only had a handf

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Garey Barrell
per that older hams had given me. Terry K7WLD Wenatchee, WA -Original Message- From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 06:49 To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUEST

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Terrell Hamilton
en me. Terry K7WLD Wenatchee, WA -Original Message- From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 06:49 To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION Lee -

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Ron
: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION Lee - A T-4 was an early 4 Series transmitter that had no PTO or BAND Oscillator. It was only able to transmit in TRANSCEIVE under RCVR control with an R-4(any), or under crystal control. There is a photo of one on the front cover of the T-4X manual

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Kihwal Lee
.@merschrod.net; n...@frontiernet.net; drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Tue, March 15, 2011 8:28:29 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION If I could find a decent T-4 I'd buy it in a heartbeat 73/Paul, K4MSG In a message dated 3/15/2011 9:26:49 P.M. Easter

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Phbjr
In a message dated 3/16/2011 9:50:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k4...@mindspring.com writes: >> It just occurred to me, I wonder if it had anything to do with the NOVICE prohibition against transmitter VFOs. I don't recall if that prohibition was still around in 1961...?? Yes, it was.

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread Garey Barrell
ist Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 9:30 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION If I could find a decent T-4 I'd buy it in a heartbeat 73/Paul, K4MSG In a message dated 3/15/2011 9:26:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k...@merschrod.net writes: Hello, the conversio

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-16 Thread kc9cdt
I thougt a T4 was a T4, what is the conversion you speak about? 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Phbjr To: Kris ; n4ws ; drakelist Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 9:30 pm Subject: Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION If I could find a decent T-4 I'd buy it in a hear

Re: [Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-15 Thread Phbjr
If I could find a decent T-4 I'd buy it in a heartbeat 73/Paul, K4MSG In a message dated 3/15/2011 9:26:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k...@merschrod.net writes: Hello, the conversion of the T-4s at Drake and also by Drake for customers raises the question of "Just how many T-4 rec

[Drakelist] CONVERSION OF T-4s RAISES QUESTION

2011-03-15 Thread Kris Merschrod
Hello, the conversion of the T-4s at Drake and also by Drake for customers raises the question of "Just how many T-4 reciters of both the w and w/o speakers are there out there?" I enjoy the T-4 with the R-4 - nice and simple. Bill's 0018 has to be one of the earliest "alive." that has been