Re: Hello from a new Drake owner (with a problem, of course :-)
still trying to locate the source of my intermittent noise problem. you can practically hear it "switching on and off". definitely maddening... joseph n. graif sent from my samsung galaxy s8+
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...>
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#65738
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Re: Sick 2-NT
Hi Malcom I know a very good guy in Portugal this guy is the one that when I can repair I sent him the rig and he will repair and sent it back to me and if is a Drake he got the know how Regards
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armando martins
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#65737
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Re: Sick 2-NT
Dear All, Many thanks for your response! Firstly, yes, I do have the Manual, and many thanks for warning me about lethal voltages - I am not a tube expert but I have been around them long enough to be
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Malcolm Porter G4TJK <charlie.porter1@...>
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#65736
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Edited
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Re: TR7 power amp +13.8 and ground leads
Thanks Jim (just back from Colorado). Guess soldering heavy leads back into the board is OK. Bill
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Bill Carver <bill@...>
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#65735
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Re: Hello from a new Drake owner (with a problem, of course :-)
Do you have a shorting plug in the Mute jack on the back? Sorry to say, impulse noise is not a relic of history. Especially if you live in an urban environment. Automobiles have been replaced by
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Jim Shorney
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#65734
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Re: DSR-2 Knobs
Chuck: If you find a source I would also like to but some new ones too....but would really like to find the three range tuning selector knobs.? Mine are not original, though similar.? The others are
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VE7PS
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#65733
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Back to the Neon bulb on the 2-NT
Hello all, I have come a long way since I received my 2-NT last year. I just used it for Field Day to try to make a few contacts with the computer op & high speed guys. The only problem was that I am
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Dave Stepnowski KC3AM
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#65732
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Re: QRZ.com
I use DXlab also.? Very powerful program.? But "read up on it first" is an understatement. For casual logging, something like N3FPJ's program is probably a better start. 73/jeff/ac0c
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Jeff AC0C
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#65731
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Re: QRZ.com
i pointed out a flaw in their application and the ¡°editor¡± told me it was my fault. i pushed back and he terminated me. joseph n. graif personal account Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:16 PM To:
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...>
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#65730
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Re: QRZ.com
thank you, steve. i looked at DXBase and it appears quite robust...and complex! since i do not have any equipment with a computer interface, i don¡¯t believe i need software that will do that.
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...>
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#65729
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Re: QRZ.com
your 2 cents is most welcome, scott. i am about to download AClog right now. looks as if it will work just fine for me. thanx and 73... joseph n. graif k4jng Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 8:39 PM To:
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...>
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#65728
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Re: QRZ.com
The use of a paper log was done by me to keep the whole use of the vintage rigs pure with the sort of logging that I used when I had my first Drake sets back in the 80s. I transcribe the paper as time
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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#65727
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Re: QRZ.com
No paper logs for me. I use N3FJP's ACLog as well as his contest specific programs. ACLog and the Field Day program now have the ability to listen for WSJT-X, so logging is easy with those modes. Yep,
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Stan Gammons
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#65726
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Re: Hello from a new Drake owner (with a problem, of course :-)
Now that I have it running, I'm starting to run it through its paces. The clippy issue was fast AGC. It sounds completely normal on slow. The receive performance is excellent, so I will not bother to
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Steve K9NUD
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#65725
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Re: QRZ.com
FWIW, I log all of my QSO's made with my vintage gear (Drake and Kenwood Hybrids) on paper and every once in a while, I transcribe them into DXLab. DXLab is a complete package that can do an amazing
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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#65724
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Re: QRZ.com
I haven't dealt with QRZ except I think I logged into it once to add something to a JA's logbook.? I, like you, took a 30 year hiatus from the radio and am back in the swing of things now.? I looked
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Scott Wills
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#65723
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Re: QRZ.com
thank you so much, gregg, for the kind words and advice. i will check out CQRLOG as well this afternoon. not sure regarding my future with QRZ.com as i¡¯m sure you have read... best 73, joe joseph n.
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...>
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#65722
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Re: QRZ.com
Joseph, Really glad to hear that you found hams to help you sort out the logging stuff. I recently (within the past 2 years) got back into HF after a 30 year hiatus. I too had to learn all the digital
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Gregg Lebovitz <gregglebovitz@...>
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#65721
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DSR-2 Knobs
Hello to the group, Does anyone know of a source for the Drake DSR-2 knobs, especially the main tuning knob? Thank you. 73, Chuck
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aa5wg
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#65720
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Re: Sick 2-NT
Looks like some dodgy soldering to boot. That bottom solid wire actually looks like a cold joint at the relay. 73 -Jim NU0C "David KE6YX" <dacuttler@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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#65719
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