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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
By K5DH · #84900 ·
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
By Richard Knoppow · #84899 ·
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
By n4buq · #84898 ·
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
By Richard W2ONE · #84897 ·
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
By n4buq · #84896 ·
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
By Dave W7GZ · #84895 ·
Re: The Drake 2B and its Frequency Spread Limitations
Yes, we've all been there!
By Evan · #84894 ·
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
By Ralph AD9FM · #84893 ·
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
By Richard W2ONE · #84892 ·
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:
By Ralph AD9FM · #84891 ·
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
By Evan · #84890 ·
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
By Jim Shorney · #84889 ·
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
By John K5MO · #84888 ·
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
By Warren NI5L · #84887 ·
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
By Joe - W7RKN · #84886 ·
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
By Ralph Mowery · #84885 ·
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
By jerry-KF6VB · #84884 ·
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
By NU2W · #84883 ·
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
By jerry-KF6VB · #84882 ·
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
By Craig W8CS · #84881 ·