Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
I suppose you mean the D-104-C? In catalog 197 it is listed only 3 dB lower than the crystal version. Interestingly they don't specifically say which is in the T-UP9-D104 "Silver Eagle". That suggests
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Jim Shorney
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#76307
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Jim's 470K resistor solution is a good one where the transceiver limits audio response to what we're normally accustomed to for SSB. I use a 470K resistor in the base of a D104 when using my Drake TR5
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Paul Christensen
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#76306
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Astatic made another model the C-104 with a ceramic element. Very similar except the output is about 10db lower. This is for the element alone. If there is an amplifier the output levels are probably
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Richard Knoppow
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#76305
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Didn't say it did. - Jerry, KF6VB
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jerry-KF6VB
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#76304
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Re: RV-75 only decrements
I don't know of anyone who has needed to replace them but it should be possible to find or build a suitable substitute. You should be able to test them by watching the voltage swings at pins 1 and 8
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Jim Shorney
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Re: RV-75 only decrements
Already covered. Twice. Thank you for your comments. 73 -Jim NU0C "Omni" <selcor@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
That does not change what I wrote. 73 -Jim NU0C "jerry-KF6VB" <jerry@...> wrote: -- 73 -Jim NU0C
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Jim Shorney
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Re: RV-75 only decrements
Encoders like this have two outputs.? If one has a broken wire or bad connection it will only change the frequency in one direction.? SInce yours seems intermittant, check the continuity of the
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Gary WB6OGD
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#76300
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Re: RV-75 only decrements
It appears that the Optical Interrupters are the problem. I took it completely apart and cleaned the sensors as best I could. I swapped sides for the 2 sensors so will see what happens. Does anyone
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K6OXN Bob
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#76299
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
*** My homebrew amp is just a source follower. It has no voltage gain. Its only purpose is to present a high impedance to the element. I see that the "silver eagle" had a 26dB amp in the base. I
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jerry-KF6VB
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#76298
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Re: RV-75 only decrements
That is not a problem. J-104 controls which way the frequency goes with relation to knob rotation. When all else fails read the manual. The setting of J-104 is detailed in Section 2-3 on page 2-2 of
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Omni
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
My "secret" is to do away with the amplifier and replace it with a series 470K resistor. This is actually an old-timer's trick to mellow out the frequency response of the D-104 head. The amplifier is
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
That is correct. Rob, NC0B
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Rob Sherwood
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Re: SSB Audio
Mark, Thinking about this more... Forget that last analysis, I think your carrier oscillator is fine (and you indicate you did the manual alignments). Your audio on the panadapter does look good on
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Gary WB6OGD
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
I have a D-104 that I use with various radios. I always get good reports. The secret? It has a JFET source follower in the base. The JFET presents an extremely high impedance to the Rochelle Salts
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jerry-KF6VB
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Re: SSB Audio
Mark, Ah ha...? I just looked at? the original post. I think you have a problem with your carrier oscillator alignment. When you look at your signal on the new rig with the panadapter... When you
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Gary WB6OGD
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
I just sent a rather long note. Try the attenuator pad first, the mic may be overloading the mic preamp. However, the mic has a characteristic pinched sound, to my ears metallic. Look at the frequency
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
A Note: This data sheet shows an attenuator pad, if you don't want to by-pass the amplifier I strongly suggest you use this pad. The white wire referred to is inside the base. The D-104 has been a
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Yep. It¡¯s in the manual. The two grounds get tied together at the connector. Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Sent from [Proton
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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#76289
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Hi Richard, Yes, this is an amplified version and I wanted to try it at a low setting as my audio reports have come back as pinchy and narrow. Bill N1WL ?? William Losefsky? ?????????
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Bill Losef
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