Ok too wet to do anything outside so I'm Thinking and I get Dangerous when I'm doing that!
Has anyone ever Tried the W2IHY EQPLUS on their Drakes, I'm giving serious thought to trying it
Woody
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Re: WA8AJS, Jeff's Mod for TR7 to Lower Power Output
Woody:
I did it to both my TR-7 and my TR-7A last summer while they were in
the shop for a tweak and a tune-up.? It works very well!
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-26 8:31 a.m., ko4bg wrote:
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Has Anyone ever tried this Mod and How well does it work?
Woody
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Re: Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
Ups or fedx.they come get the gear and ship.they call the buyer first.they do 80%of his shipping. Never had a unit damaged.?
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From: "John via groups.io" <johnk5mo@...>
Date: 3/26/21 11:19 (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
How is shipping handled?
Thanks
John
I have bought a lot of gear off his site. Not a? cheap place to buy anymore BUT you know what you are getting. 73.Tony wa4jqs?
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From: "wa2cky via " <bob.groh= [email protected]>
Date: 3/26/21 10:44 (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
David Schulman has a new web auction up (bidding starts in a couple of days) and it includes a LOT of Drake gear including a TR-7 Service kit. The latter seems to include extender boards, etc.
The link to the auction is:
?
Dave, in my opinion, is definitely one of the good guys and I have no qualms in recommending him.
Bob Groh, WA2CKY
Blue Springs, Missouri?
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Re: B-line out of storage after 30 years
Harold
I am not an expert on these matters, but I'll just say what I have done.
The power?supply should?be OK so long as it is brought up slowly with a variac and loudspeaker in place.? I took 3 days to bring it up - 10 volts at a time..
I personally would not worry about the Rx tubes since they will come up gradually and the there will be several electrolytics in the Rx section.
But I am not expert at all at dealing with tubes not used for a long time.? There can be some issue with the cathodes and there is a process.? Maybe I have been lucky.
The Rx and Tx should be brought up separately - the Rx first.? But others might advise on the tubes, especially the PA tubes?and driver.? I am not familiar with the standard AC4 power supply, but the EHT from the doubler circuit may only be activated on Transmit, so the electrolytics on EHT may need a separate process.
I will watch these posts from more experienced people, since I bought a T4XB some years ago from Switzerland, and never switched on from new.
Nigel Patterson
On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 7:14 PM Harold Rosee < W5zzt1@...> wrote: Hello,
I recently found a B-line from the original owner that had put in in storage 30 years ago when he lost interest in ham radio.? For some reason after all this time he decided to sell the entire line with extra finals and a mic. He said it looks as new!? He made me a deal I couldn't refuse so he is shipping them to me next week or so.?? They were stored in his basement which he says is temperature controlled.? He was afraid to apply power to them so that is how they will come to me.
While I have some experience with older radios,? I have never had one that hasn't had power in 30 years.? So I am looking for advise on how to proceed once they arrive.? I was thinking I would start with the receiver.? I was thinking I might pull all the tubes and power it up for an initial test.? Then install the tubes and power it on again.? I plan on rebuilding the power supply but not sure which kit to get.? Should I give it and the transmitter a try before I rebuild it?
So I am basically looking for general advise on what to do with them.
Thanks,
Harold W5ZZT
Thanks in advance for your help.
Harold
W5ZZT
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Has Anyone ever tried this Mod and How well does it work?
Woody
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Re: Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
I purchased a nice Collins KWM-2 in one of their recent auctions.? They sent an email asking you to notify them if you have some special shipping arrangement, otherwise if you are an out of state bidder like me, it goes pretty smooth.? They have the local UPS franchise pick up the items and the UPS store contacts you directly to give you a quote on packing and shipping and then you pay them directly.? I think it was around $120 to get the KWM-2 shipped to me in California and it was double boxed and arrived in perfect?condition.? The boxing was done so nicely that I saved all of the packing in my shed in case I need to ship one in the future.
Brian W6BRY?
How is shipping handled?
Thanks John
I have bought a lot of gear off his site. Not a? cheap place to buy anymore BUT you know what you are getting. 73.Tony wa4jqs?
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From: "wa2cky via " <bob.groh= [email protected]>
Date: 3/26/21 10:44 (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
David Schulman has a new web auction up (bidding starts in a couple of days) and it includes a LOT of Drake gear including a TR-7 Service kit. The latter seems to include extender boards, etc.
The link to the auction is:
?
Dave, in my opinion, is definitely one of the good guys and I have no qualms in recommending him.
Bob Groh, WA2CKY
Blue Springs, Missouri?
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Re: Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
How is shipping handled?
Thanks John
I have bought a lot of gear off his site. Not a? cheap place to buy anymore BUT you know what you are getting. 73.Tony wa4jqs?
Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S? 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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From: "wa2cky via " <bob.groh= [email protected]>
Date: 3/26/21 10:44 (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
David Schulman has a new web auction up (bidding starts in a couple of days) and it includes a LOT of Drake gear including a TR-7 Service kit. The latter seems to include extender boards, etc.
The link to the auction is:
?
Dave, in my opinion, is definitely one of the good guys and I have no qualms in recommending him.
Bob Groh, WA2CKY
Blue Springs, Missouri?
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Re: Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
I have bought a lot of gear off his site. Not a? cheap place to buy anymore BUT you know what you are getting. 73.Tony wa4jqs?
Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S? 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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From: "wa2cky via groups.io" <bob.groh@...>
Date: 3/26/21 10:44 (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
David Schulman has a new web auction up (bidding starts in a couple of days) and it includes a LOT of Drake gear including a TR-7 Service kit. The latter seems to include extender boards, etc.
The link to the auction is:
?
Dave, in my opinion, is definitely one of the good guys and I have no qualms in recommending him.
Bob Groh, WA2CKY
Blue Springs, Missouri?
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Here’s the file for the layout i made if it helps anyone.?
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On Mar 26, 2021, at 9:18 AM, Brian Smith <k9bps@...> wrote:
? It’s just one large decal. I just pulled the backing off and stuck it on. Then used a razor blade to cut out the holes for the pots? On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:54 AM, Steve Bookout, NR4M <steve@...> wrote:
? You should have labeled the gain knob to go to ‘11’. It would make louder!
Seriously thanks for the tip on the labeling.? Is that one large overlay, or individual ones for each knob?
73 de Steve NR4M? On Mar 26, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Brian Smith <k9bps@...> wrote:
? I used Inkscape software. It’s free. There’s a free knob scale plugin for it. Saved that to a .SVG file and emailed it to a local print shop. They printed it to a clear matte material (could have done glossy). I wanted it to look nice On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:20 AM, n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
? Very nice job, Brian. ?Curious: How did you do the lettering?Thanks,Barry - N4BUQ----- Original Message -----From: "Brian Smith" <k9bps@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:09:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite
all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io
<dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
?Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my
motivation a boost.
-df
On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian! ?Looks like an L-7-PS! ?As a multi Strat player/owner I
get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first build from
scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake gear, I decided
to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two 12AX7s and one 12DW7.
Just wanted to share it.
Brian Smith
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Large amount of Drake gear in latest Schulman web auction
David Schulman has a new web auction up (bidding starts in a couple of days) and it includes a LOT of Drake gear including a TR-7 Service kit. The latter seems to include extender boards, etc.
The link to the auction is:
?
Dave, in my opinion, is definitely one of the good guys and I have no qualms in recommending him.
Bob Groh, WA2CKY
Blue Springs, Missouri?
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Re: B-line out of storage after 30 years
Hi Harold,
I was curious about the progress you made in bringing the B Twins back from storage. Did you replace the electrolytic caps with one of the upgrade kits? What issues have you run into since you started the project?
I wanted to share my recent experience and see if we had similar experience.
R-4B
The R-4B came back to life immediately after some inspection and cleaning. I cleaned the contacts in the band switch and used fader cleaner on some of the pots. The only issue I ran into was wonky behavior in the S meter. I eventually traced this to a bent pin in a 12AU6 vented it from being seated properly. I had to go through the alignment procedure for the S-meter which was very simple.
T-4XB
The T-4XB also came back to life after some inspection and cleaning. I still need to make another pass on the band switches as I have poor connection on some of the bands. 80 and 40 meters load up with no issue, but I discovered alignment issues on 15 and 20 meters. I don't remember having these issues 30 years ago when I last had QSOs with this rig. All the voltages check out with the PS-4 so, I am guessing the characteristics of the 6JB6s changed, but I really don't know the reason. The alignment procedure seems straight forward so I will tackle that next.
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It’s just one large decal. I just pulled the backing off and stuck it on. Then used a razor blade to cut out the holes for the pots?
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On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:54 AM, Steve Bookout, NR4M <steve@...> wrote:
? You should have labeled the gain knob to go to ‘11’. It would make louder!
Seriously thanks for the tip on the labeling.? Is that one large overlay, or individual ones for each knob?
73 de Steve NR4M? On Mar 26, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Brian Smith <k9bps@...> wrote:
? I used Inkscape software. It’s free. There’s a free knob scale plugin for it. Saved that to a .SVG file and emailed it to a local print shop. They printed it to a clear matte material (could have done glossy). I wanted it to look nice On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:20 AM, n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
? Very nice job, Brian. ?Curious: How did you do the lettering?Thanks,Barry - N4BUQ----- Original Message -----From: "Brian Smith" <k9bps@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:09:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite
all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io
<dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
?Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my
motivation a boost.
-df
On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian! ?Looks like an L-7-PS! ?As a multi Strat player/owner I
get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first build from
scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake gear, I decided
to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two 12AX7s and one 12DW7.
Just wanted to share it.
Brian Smith
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You should have labeled the gain knob to go to ‘11’. It would make louder!
Seriously thanks for the tip on the labeling.? Is that one large overlay, or individual ones for each knob?
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On Mar 26, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Brian Smith <k9bps@...> wrote:
? I used Inkscape software. It’s free. There’s a free knob scale plugin for it. Saved that to a .SVG file and emailed it to a local print shop. They printed it to a clear matte material (could have done glossy). I wanted it to look nice On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:20 AM, n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
? Very nice job, Brian. ?Curious: How did you do the lettering?Thanks,Barry - N4BUQ----- Original Message -----From: "Brian Smith" <k9bps@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:09:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite
all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io
<dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
?Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my
motivation a boost.
-df
On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian! ?Looks like an L-7-PS! ?As a multi Strat player/owner I
get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first build from
scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake gear, I decided
to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two 12AX7s and one 12DW7.
Just wanted to share it.
Brian Smith
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So is that a wet decal or did you use a separate adhesive? It certainly looks nice. I've known folks who can use a Leroy lettering tool to do things like that with ink but I don't have one of those (used one a LOT back in the day) and not sure if I would want to take that much time and effort anymore.
Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ
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To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:42:48 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
I used Inkscape software. It’s free. There’s a free knob scale plugin for it.
Saved that to a .SVG file and emailed it to a local print shop. They printed
it to a clear matte material (could have done glossy). I wanted it to look
nice
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:20 AM, n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
?Very nice job, Brian. Curious: How did you do the lettering?
Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Smith" <k9bps@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:09:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite
all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io
<dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
?Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my
motivation a boost.
-df
On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian! Looks like an L-7-PS! As a multi Strat player/owner I
get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first build
from
scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake gear, I decided
to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two 12AX7s and one 12DW7.
Just wanted to share it.
Brian Smith
|
I used Inkscape software. It’s free. There’s a free knob scale plugin for it. Saved that to a .SVG file and emailed it to a local print shop. They printed it to a clear matte material (could have done glossy). I wanted it to look nice
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On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:20 AM, n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
? Very nice job, Brian. ?Curious: How did you do the lettering?Thanks,Barry - N4BUQ----- Original Message -----From: "Brian Smith" <k9bps@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:09:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite
all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io
<dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
?Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my
motivation a boost.
-df
On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian! ?Looks like an L-7-PS! ?As a multi Strat player/owner I
get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first build from
scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake gear, I decided
to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two 12AX7s and one 12DW7.
Just wanted to share it.
Brian Smith
|
Very nice job, Brian. Curious: How did you do the lettering?
Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Smith" <k9bps@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:09:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] Preamp
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite
all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise
Brian Smith
On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io
<dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
?Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my
motivation a boost.
-df
On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian! Looks like an L-7-PS! As a multi Strat player/owner I
get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first build from
scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake gear, I decided
to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two 12AX7s and one 12DW7.
Just wanted to share it.
Brian Smith
|
Thanks! It was an endeavor but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Despite all my messy wiring inside, it’s very quiet noise wise?
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On Mar 26, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Dexter Francis via groups.io <dwmfrancis@...> wrote:
? Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my motivation a boost.
-df On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS < ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian!? Looks like an L-7-PS!? As a multi Strat
player/owner I get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp
someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith
wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first
build from scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake
gear, I decided to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two
12AX7s and one 12DW7. Just wanted to share it.?
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Nice Job Brian!
I have a project like this sitting in the “someday” que. You’ve given my motivation a boost.
-df
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On Mar 25, 2021, at 10:28 PM, VE7PS < ve7ps@...> wrote:
Nice job Brian!? Looks like an L-7-PS!? As a multi Strat
player/owner I get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp
someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith
wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first
build from scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake
gear, I decided to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two
12AX7s and one 12DW7. Just wanted to share it.?
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Thanks. This was based off a Marshall jcm. Found the schematic online. I can share it if you’d like
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On Mar 25, 2021, at 11:28 PM, VE7PS <ve7ps@...> wrote:
?
Nice job Brian!? Looks like an L-7-PS!? As a multi Strat
player/owner I get it! Been wanting to re-create a Fender amp
someday.
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-25 6:23 p.m., Brian Smith
wrote:
Pardon me. This isn’t exactly Drake. I just finished my first
build from scratch. A tube bass guitar preamp. Since I love Drake
gear, I decided to make it remotely resemble an AC4 or L4PS. Two
12AX7s and one 12DW7. Just wanted to share it.?
|
Bob Groh wa2cky