Re: Discount shipping services?
PirateShip is great . big savings be using for 2 years Bill KE7KK
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bill KE7KK
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Discount shipping services?
I'd like to move some stuff along on Ebay or QTH, but the shipping costs can be deal breakers.? There are some discount services like Pirateship.com and others, and they claim to offer discounts to
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C Solomon
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Re: R4C rough tuning
Jay: What is the serial number of your R-4C? There are some very special "gotcha's" to pay attention to on the late "metal-geared" PTO (and as Steve said it still has two plastic gears in it) should
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VE7PS
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Re: CS7
That would do it though it's a strange failure mode. I'd have thought someone put in the wrong bulb, but it looks like the original construction (albeit burned). Somewhere in the world, there's a pile
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John K5MO
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Re: CS7
I am thinking that the filament shorted part of itself and burned more brightly ¡ª with increased heat. Steve Wedge, W1ES 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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Re: CS7
Those should be easy fixes. The circuit is basically a stepper motor controller and it¡¯s all old-fashioned parts that are easy to get. The bulb holder looks like the ones found in TR7¡¯s. More
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: CS7
That lamp housing damage is puzzling....! John [email protected]> wrote:
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John K5MO
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CS7
I saw this on eBay just now. I believe the circuit is identical to that of the C-4 antenna switch. Looks nice and cheap for its rarity.
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: R4C rough tuning
I agree with everything Peter has listed except that I use mineral spirits for the ball bearings and their race. I will add that you won¡¯t get the PTO to be as light and smooth as the earlier
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: R4C rough tuning
Jay; There are many reasons that can contribute to "grabbing" or "sticky" tuning on the C-line dials. Often there can be more than one reason. Full teardown is always my choice but I understand that
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VE7PS
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looking for supply
Looking for an UN MOLESTED L4PS Doesn't need to be working just needs to be in ORIGINAL DRAKE FACTORY CONDITION Thanks for looking Paul K0UYA
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Paul Kraemer
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Re: R4C rough tuning
My guess is that the vernier drive has a lubricant that has hardened over the years. ? Same could be true of the PTO screw. ?Let's hear what the experts say...
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Evan
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R4C rough tuning
Group, In an R4C the PTO is electronically stable but that 'silky smooth' tuning is not happening. It takes extra force to tune the PTO (as compared to my T4XC) and feels like something grabbing or
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Jay W6CJ
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Re: Twins PTO. Compatability
The Twins are all interchangeable ¡ª except for the R-4, which uses a 6AU6 mounted on the chassis. Of course, there will be different implementations of dials amongst the three major types but you
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Twins PTO. Compatability
How interchangeable are the PTOs? For example R-4B FET PTO with an R-4C PTO?? ? FET PTO with any other FET PTO? Thanks
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Steve WA8ZMC
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R4C/T4XC new op questions
Group, My twins came back from being worked on by Ron, WB4HFN. While on a HW-16 budget 50 years ago, I coveted these rigs and thought it would be cool to try them after a slight delay. Had my first
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Jay W6CJ
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Re: L4B Chimney size (K7CBR, VE7RF, WB6KBL)
The new blower moves over twice the air of the factory blower through the same sk406 chimney. I did the direct comparison using a hand held anemometer... held at the same location and distance above
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Joseph K7CBR <k7cbr@...>
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Re: FS-4 Injection Cable Questions
Thank you, Bob NZ5A
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Robert Logan
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Re: L-4B Blower Wheels
I think it is ok as others have made trades here. If anyone objects I will move to another venue. Vince would you like to text me at 423-368-3982 or call. Thanks again John
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John W4BFS
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Re: L-4B Blower Wheels
Okay at the risk of getting in trouble with the forum moderator and members what is the protocol for going to this transaction I don¡¯t want to bother them or get in any hot water. I have tested it
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Vincent Lanese
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