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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 00:20:21 -0500, George, W5YR wrote:
>I guess I am coming down on the side of NOT avoiding modern gear because of
>the possible inability to obtain some of the smart silicon that it uses. My
>experience has been that if it lasts a few weeks o
I'll "third" that! What I've heard is that electrolytics fail more rapidly
when they don't regularly see voltage. Hence a NOS part is likely
as bad if not worse than what you started with. Similarly it's a good
idea to bring up them old radios every few months to condition the
caps. We all wan
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Subject: RE: [drakelist] Should I get rid of my 7 line?
George, Your comment is very true for solid state and of course eve
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Subject: [drakelist] Should I get rid of my 7 line?
I have a 7 line (TR-7, R-7, MN-2700, RV-75, MS-7) ... I use them every
day as my primary rig. I
Title: RE: [drakelist] Should I get rid of my 7 line?
George, Your comment is very true for solid state and of course even more so on the older vintage tube gear. One short story I'll share that confirms your concerns about caps: I had recently replaced a two-section can in my AC-4 w
At 12:20 AM 8/1/03 -0500, George, W5YR wrote:
>The likelihood of a microprocessor or other such complex chip failing in a
>modern radio - barring a lightning hit - is so small as to be negligible. In
>fact, barring infant mortalities on all the electronic parts these days, the
>failure rate is ju
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Just consider how hard it is going to be in a few years to get a
replacement custom programmed microprocessor chip for
the whizbang modern radio. Even if you can find the right
chip, there is no way to get it programmed. Finding even the
"rare" discrete components for the Drakes will be a piece
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On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:26:25 -0500, Don and Diana Cunningham wrote:
>I'm far more worried about getting parts for my "new" Icom/Yaesu rigs in a
>few years than repairs for my 7 Line nearly 30 years later!!
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From: "Sterling Garwoo
Hi Sterling and allthe other Drakesters -- All the other posts represent
my feelings exactly. I have owned 4, 3 at present.1 mobile, 1 on op
desk. 1/2 of power switch (ac) died on #396. I put ac on dc half, dc
leads connected together. Now I switch power on with power strip to save
the remaining h
re years.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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Subject: [drakelist] Should I get rid of my 7 line?
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> I have a 7 line (TR-7, R-7, MN-2700, RV-75, MS-7) ... I use the
Considering the high cost of new equipment and the service reputation of
some Japanese companies I will just keep using the Drakes. There are no
guarentees that anything you buy new will be serviced by the the
manufacturer in 5 years or that parts will be available anyway. Ebay aside
for $3000 plu
problem
then you'll have to make room. I bet you could make a nice little bundle
just by selling the RV-75 alone.
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At 03:50 PM 7/31/2003 -0500, Sterling Garwood wrote:
I have a 7 line (TR-7, R-7, MN-2700, RV-75, MS-7) ... I use them every day
as my primary rig. I am starting to get nervous about maintainability.
Should I sell them and get something for a company still in the business
(Ten-Tec or Kenwood)?
I
I'm going to continue to use my 7 line as my main rig.
Heck, compared to other radios in my stable, it's a modern one!
73
John K5MO
At 03:50 PM 7/31/03 -0500, Sterling Garwood wrote:
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>I have a 7 line (TR-7, R-7, MN-2700, RV-75, MS-7) ... I use them every
>day as my primary rig. I am s
You will probably regret it if you enjoy using it. If
you just want something new, by all means sell it. If
I had a dollar for every time I heard some ham say he
shouldn't have gotten rid of some rig, I could
probably buy your 7-line from you! There will always
be some ingenious way of fixing a
Hello Sterling..
Interesting thought.. I think all of us "boatanchor" types have considered this..
The conclusion I have come to personally is to keep my Collins, Drake, and other
vintage stuff, even with the thought in mind of picking up a "junker" as a parts donor
unit for each of them.. Bu
I have a 7 line (TR-7, R-7, MN-2700, RV-75, MS-7) ... I use them every
day as my primary rig. I am starting to get nervous about
maintainability.
Should I sell them and get something for a company still in the
business (Ten-Tec or Kenwood)?
I can find and fix problems if I can get partsthe p
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