I¡¯ll try the nice way first. My wife used to deal with them years ago when she was the office manager at ARC.?
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 21:23, Jim Shorney <
jimNU0C@...> wrote:
If you want to get their attention maybe click the review button and give them a 1 star review explaining how they got it so wrong. Really, what were they thinking? Even someone who has never seen a Drake should be able to see what's wrong with that picture...
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:01:55 +0000
"Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via groups.io" <w1es@...> wrote:
> Thanks, Peter. That solves the mystery and tells me that there aren¡¯t any alternatives from them.
>
> Well, this is another fine mess I¡¯ve gotten myself into¡
>
> I need to wait for a reply from the owner. The alternative is to either try and polish-up the existing 100¡¯s disc or try and remove the markings ¡ª which could disfigure the new disc. The dial is a big deal for him, I know.
>
> The rig, itself, is already a disaster.
>
> Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
>
> Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
>
> Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS
>
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 18:18, VE7PS <[ve7ps@...](mailto:On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 18:18, VE7PS <<a href=)> wrote:
>
> > Steve:
> >
> > I checked my file of PTO teardowns for all 4 types of Drake C-line dials and did not see a 100's dial like this one.
> >
> > On a hunch I checked Radio Daze, knowing they supply Drake replacement dials. Take a look here....
> >
> > https://www.radiodaze.com/drake-r4-c-dial-set-item-ds-a834/
> >
> > Mystery solved!
> >
> > 73
> > Peter
> > VE7PS
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 2:07?PM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via groups.io <w1es@...> wrote:
> >
> >> This R-4C I¡¯ve been working on continues to challenge me. I removed the PTO to replace the pretty horribly-scratched and stained frequency discs and neither of them are going to fit without me doing some drilling.
> >>
> >> Worse, though, is that the 100¡¯s disc has tick marks all around the edge ¡ª like the 10¡¯s disc.
> >>
> >> Was there ever any Drake PTO from the period that had this? I¡¯m guessing that these discs were made for the owner by someone not familiar with the Drake dials.
> >>
> >> See the pic.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
> >>
> >> Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
> >>
> >> Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS
> >
> >
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>
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73
-Jim
NU0C
