Need 2-NT top and bottom cabinet halves
As part of a package deal, I bought a 2-NT that is missing its top and bottom cabinet halves.? Anyone have a set that they would sell me?? It's OK if they need to be repainted as long as the metal
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K5DH
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#84900
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Re: TR-4 - Soft Finals?
"Soft" referring to a tube means gassy.? There are many symptoms of gas but a change in characteristics as the tube heads is one of them. Very gassy tubes can have a glow inside something like the
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Richard Knoppow
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#84899
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Re: TR-4 - Soft Finals?
What I meant to write was: Like the transconductance values, the voltage across each cathode resistor is "matched" in value and behavior to the other two so I suppose that's one good thing. The
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n4buq
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#84898
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Re: The Drake 2B and its Frequency Spread Limitations
Ha!? Dave, I suspect you are correct!? I probably do not need to be concerned about letting so much of the HF frequencies escape my grasp - nothing there anymore, anyway.? OK, well if I can figure
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Richard W2ONE
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#84897
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TR-4 - Soft Finals?
Can someone please tell me what is meant by the term "soft finals"? I'm still having problems getting proper output from my TR-4 and, for all I know, that might be the problem. I've tested them for
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n4buq
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#84896
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Re: The Drake 2B and its Frequency Spread Limitations
Richard, you are correct, the 2B (or any ham band-only Drake) is not a general coverage receiver in the current sense of Japanese radios. While it can be made to receive almost all segments of the
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Dave W7GZ
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#84895
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Re: The Drake 2B and its Frequency Spread Limitations
Yes, we've all been there!
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Evan
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#84894
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Re: The Drake 2B and its Frequency Spread Limitations
Brother I understand the feeling I did the same because I wanted the radio I learned on in1973 but when I bought it and unboxed it, I felt I was reading Chinese. My dad taught me a lot but about the
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Ralph AD9FM
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#84893
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The Drake 2B and its Frequency Spread Limitations
Hello everyone.? I am new here.? Let me know if I become too much of a pain ... I just received a Drake 2B from an eBay seller.? I will admit to a lot of stupidity on my part and a lack of
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Richard W2ONE
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#84892
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Re: Drake 7077 wiring
Correct it's actually a .206. Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2025 5:18:37 PM To:
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Ralph AD9FM
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#84891
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Hanvention tradition...broken
For the second day in a row there has been no rain at Hamvention. ?I guess all traditions fail every now and then, hi hi. ?Let's see what Sunday yields...maybe we can do three days in a row. ?It
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Evan
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#84890
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Re: "I THE cantenna unveiled!
I have several Cantennas that followed me home over the years. I have discovered a certain size of plastic cake box lid that works well as a drip tray. My local grocery store was selling cookies in
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Jim Shorney
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#84889
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Re: "I Never Should Have Gotten Rid Of......
I built several smaller kits, then the HW-101 when I was in my Freshman year of college (and should have been studying Calculus). Man that thing tuned smoothly. I made the mistake of selling it
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John K5MO
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#84888
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Re: "I THE cantenna unveiled!
The only way you are in danger from that old PCB transformer oil is if you drink it. -- 73 de NI5L Warren
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Warren NI5L
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#84887
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Re: "I Never Should Have Gotten Rid Of......
Hmmmm..seems an important line was inadvertently omitted! ¡°¡.Warrior amp. Then I built the SB-102 and all the scopes and the hybrid phone patch¡..¡± (Remember what those were?!!!) Joe ¨C W7RKN
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Joe - W7RKN
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#84886
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Re: "I THE cantenna unveiled!
The PCBs in the transformer is no really much of a hazard to people on the skin.? Main hazard is that it does not break down and can get into the food chain.? I have one that is? over 55 years old
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Ralph Mowery
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#84885
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Re: "I THE cantenna unveiled!
One complication with Cantennas: Used/hamfest ones may contain transformer oil with dangerous PCBs. I have one that I drained - took the fluid to the local hazardous waste disposal - cleaned severely
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jerry-KF6VB
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#84884
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Re: "I THE cantenna unveiled!
Nice history and notes¡ STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL! Respectfully, Thomas K. Lanieri, NU2W NJ DOH Licensed EMT; PHTLS, AMLS, PHPEC Millenium EMS ARC N.E. BioMedical Services ARC N.E. Disaster Cycle
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NU2W
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#84883
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Re: Drake 7077 wiring
*** AKA 3/16 inch. Common on the rigs of the day. Also airplanes to the present. PJ-068 or PL-068. - Jerry, KF6VB not 1/4" which
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jerry-KF6VB
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#84882
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Re: "I Never Should Have Gotten Rid Of......
Cantenna resistor was some carbon film unit to reduce inductance that a wire-wound would induce. Only old gear regret of mine was misplacing a Martin Flash key bug during one of many moves in the
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Craig W8CS
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#84881
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