Re: New to me drake 4 twins
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Ryan: I am about 4 hours from you in Covington, LA.? Package it up and come over and I will help you in any way I can.? ?Assume you have all the manuals and stuff as that. Not sure what that plug in is for.? But we can look at that as well. The Drake B line s a favorite of many Darke users. It is a capable radio even in these times.
David Assaf III
W5XU??? VP8RXU
New to the group and?I just came into an old Drake 4B set. This radio set is super cool, turns on, transmits (although I don¡¯t know where) and the amp is pristine and quite easily put out 1kw when I drove it with a different radio. I¡¯d love to keep it and make it work again, but it¡¯s so far before my time that I really don¡¯t know what I¡¯m looking at, if you want to know the truth. Originally licensed in 1993 and this gear was old then!? This is my first tube type anything to try and use.
I have the power supply for the radio set and the power supply for the amp and I¡¯d like to keep this set together. I¡¯ve had several people ask me how much I want for it but I think I want to keep it. Besides, eBay is the only place I¡¯ve looked to find a value and I don¡¯t know what category this set would fall into, working, parts only, etc. One guy offered me $100 for the radio set and power supply, but I¡¯ll box it up and put it in the attic for that much!? It¡¯s just so cool. I was surprised by the color of the meter backlights too, what a treat!? The amp looks super cool as well!
Problem I have is it really won¡¯t fit into how I currently operate, so I¡¯m still on the fence about keeping it or passing it on. ?I¡¯ve been learning all I can but I know when my knowledge limit has been reached. I¡¯m considering keeping it as a full on restoration project, though it already looks super clean on the outside and the inside. I did an internet search for drake restoration and found a few websites dedicated to it. So it occurred to me that I might be inclined to send it off for rework if it needs it.?
So far, I am unable to get any speaker audio, not even a crackle. I tested the speaker with a 9v battery and it made noise. I ohmed out the cord at 3.5ohm. So I suspect maybe the socket on the receiver is bad. I don¡¯t know. I can make it transmit, it puts out about 125w into a dummy load when I peak it with a calibrated ARRL whistle, but I really don¡¯t know what I¡¯m doing and don¡¯t hear anything on my shack radio on the freq I think I¡¯m transmitting on. It¡¯s very likely operator error, but I¡¯d like any opinions or advice someone can offer me.?
There¡¯s also this little circuit board that was plugged into the back accessory port thats a drake 4-LF, but I can¡¯t find any info on it. I actually have the leaflet for it from Drake, but it¡¯s beyond my knowledge. To be honest, I haven¡¯t the slightest idea what it¡¯s supposed to do or if it was an option or aftermarket or anything. There just doesn¡¯t seem to be much info on the web about it, so hopefully someone on here can shed some light on this thing.??
I¡¯ll be happy to post pictures or send them to someone individually if it at all helps. I¡¯m not much for being on message boards, or any social media to be honest, and it¡¯s unlikely I¡¯d be able to offer anyone here any value unless you need me to climb your tower!
So thanks in advance for your time and anything someone can offer me.
warmest regards and 73
Ryan Jones
Beaumont TX?
NV5E
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David