Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
I found I have that catalog in my collection. I was going by memory. Yes, the ceramic element is only about 3db less sensitive than the crystal. Same ratio for other ceramic vs: crystal mics in the
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: RV-75 only decrements
"The RV-75 I am working on, only decrements it will not increment." When I got mine back in the 80's it worked for a while and then developed the same problem. It turned out to be one of the DIP
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Pete Doherty W1UO
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Well, you could always bring the two grounds to the chassis via the connector shell as described by Bob Heil. That should be best if there is an RFI concern (Pin 1 Problem). Fan controllers are great
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Except I claimed that spare pin for a dedicated PTT ground return! Both ground pins (audio shield + PTT) bond immediately to the chassis at the mic connector. Instead, I added my resistor in front of
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Paul Christensen
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Yes. The path through the 470K is a high level input intended for ceramic, crystal, and other high output mics. That is where the UG stand variants with a D-104 head should be connected regardless of
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Ah. I didn¡¯t look at that page I guess. Thanks a bunch for the info. Ed
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Ed KG5UN
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Naw, just look at the structure of the URL and see if it contains extra junk beyond the base address. It's like shortening a eBay link. It doesn't always work out but it seems to more often than not.
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
On page 17 in the replacement cartridges. If you have a MC-563 then your head model is probably a 10DA. 73 -Jim NU0C "Ed KG5UN" <maikranze@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Sorry, a moment of dyslexia.? It should read the other way... including it on pin 4, excluding?it on pin 1. Paul, W9AC
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Paul Christensen
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Looking at the Drake Service Manual, the TR7 engineering gang included a 470K mic input resistor between pins 1 and 4 on the mic connector.? That gives the TR7 owner the option of using it on pin 1,
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Paul Christensen
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Yup, I shoulda' used TinyURL.? Clean PDFs of the same articles from Jim, K9YC are attached. Paul, W9AC
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Paul Christensen
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Even shorter. https://www.ranecommercial.com/legacy/note165.html "Jim Shorney via groups.io" <jimNU0C@...> wrote: -- 73 -Jim NU0C
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Nope. I saw nothing there that will help me identify exactly what mic I have. Ed
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Ed KG5UN
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
The link to the Astatic catalog that I posted should help you. Note that the nomenclature for the head and the stand are different. 73 -Jim NU0C "Ed KG5UN" <maikranze@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
With a TR7 I use the high level input which puts the total load on the cartridge to a around 1 Meg. What the higher load does is bring up the low end response (see attached graph). There's not much
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Jim Shorney
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Re: Was Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring - now mics for Drake rigs
Yep.? A pic of one my favorite mics. An Electro-Voice? 638 that I use with my TR7 and I'll use another 638 I have with the new to me T-4X. 73 Stan KM4HQE
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Stan Gammons
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Re: Drake T4XC and D-104 wiring
Sorry if I am hijacking the thread, but I wanted to ask a question. I have a model 10 Astatic mic with no data plate on it. It has the MC-563 element in it. Would that make it a 10C or a 10D? I really
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Ed KG5UN
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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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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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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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