Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread Henry Vredegoor
Hi Don, All, Yes, that's probably the reason why I did not want to buy the kits. It may be even more fun figuring out something like that myself.. ;-) 73's, Henry - PA0HJA On 2/8/2012 8:04 PM, Don Cunningham wrote: Henry, If we saw the schematics, we probably wouldn't pay the price

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread kc9cdt
-Original Message- From: Henry Vredegoor henry.vredeg...@gmail.com To: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 6:18 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Hi Don, All, Yes, that's probably the reason why I did not want to buy the kits. It may be even

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread Steve Wedge
, February 09, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes While some of the mods may not be that complex...some certainly are. Considering the quality, components used and all the design work...they are a bargain. Also, installation is not in all cases a walk in the park

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread kc9cdt
: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes While some of the mods may not be that complex...some certainly are. Considering the quality, components used and all the design work...they are a bargain. Also, installation is not in all cases a walk

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread Garey Barrell
73, Lee -Original Message- From: Henry Vredegoor henry.vredeg...@gmail.com To: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 6:18 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Hi Don, All, Yes, that's probably the reason why I did not want to buy the kits. It may

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread Steve Wedge
of the Drake world 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Henry Vredegoor henry.vredeg...@gmail.com To: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 6:18 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Hi Don, All, Yes, that's probably the reason why I did not want to buy

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-09 Thread kc9cdt
: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes While some of the mods may not be that complex...some certainly are. Considering the quality, components used and all the design work...they are a bargain. Also, installation is not in all cases a walk in the park...and will take a lot of time. The roofing

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-08 Thread Henry Vredegoor
://www.sherweng.com/ham.html 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Steve Wedge w1es1...@earthlink.net To: Drake List drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 8:17 pm Subject: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Anyone who has had a late-production R-4C has heard the hiss when listening

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-08 Thread Henry Vredegoor
Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 5:08 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Hi, Are there any schematics for these modifications somewhere on the net? (especially the Sherwood mods) Henry - PA0HJA On 2/8/2012 6:06 AM, kc9...@aol.com wrote: Sherwood Engineering

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-08 Thread kc9cdt
Message- From: Henry Vredegoor henry.vredeg...@gmail.com To: Drakelist Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 10:08 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Hi Lee, Yes I know. But as the circuits of the Sherwood mods seem to be really not too difficult and critical

[Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-07 Thread Steve Wedge
Anyone who has had a late-production R-4C has heard the hiss when listening to a quiet band or a weak signal. Some folks say it sounds like bacon frying (Yum!) but to me it sounds more like the rain setting of one of those noise generators they sell at Brookstone that are supposed to put you

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes

2012-02-07 Thread kc9cdt
Subject: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd Mixer Changes Anyone who has had a late-production R-4C has heard the hiss when listening to a quiet band or a weak signal.  Some folks say it sounds like bacon frying (Yum!) but to me it sounds more like the rain setting of one of those noise generators

[Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd mixer changes

2012-01-31 Thread Steve Wedge
I'm working on a decent, late-production R-4C and it has the usual noise from the 3rd mixer. I seem to recall a change to the cathode circuit that involved an RF choke - anyone remember this one? I found something similar that removes some capacitors and changes the feed from G1 to the

Re: [Drakelist] Late R-4C 3rd mixer changes

2012-01-31 Thread Jim Shorney
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:02:25 -0500, Steve Wedge wrote: I found something similar that removes some capacitors and changes the feed from G1 to the cathode. I did this one to mine. Seems to work fine. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6,