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Q multiplier cable

 

I am adapting a Heath Q mult to my 2A. I have the cinch plug but I wonder if a special cable was used between the q multiplier snd the receiver. Heath used ?separate cables for the IF and the power , I see from schematics that Drake seems to have used just one? ? ?Any answers? ?Thanks?
 

The cable of the 2-AQ and 2-BQ is hard-wired in the Q multiplier end.?

Steve Wedge, W1ES

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


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On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 22:38, Paul N5NEN via groups.io <n5nen@...> wrote:
I am adapting a Heath Q mult to my 2A. I have the cinch plug but I wonder if a special cable was used between the q multiplier snd the receiver. Heath used ?separate cables for the IF and the power , I see from schematics that Drake seems to have used just one? ? ?Any answers? ?Thanks?

 

I have never seen a 2-AQ. But I see how the plug is wired. What I want to do is adapt the wiring of the heath QF1 to the Drake cinch plug. I see where the wires are connected but t want to know what type of coax or multi-wire cable Drake used. ?
? Of course I could just tie the two heath cables to the Drake Plug. I will do that if there is no special cable?
thanks?
 

Did you verify that Q multiplier is wired for the Drake's IF? ?

On 01/29/2025 9:52 AM EST Paul N5NEN via groups.io <n5nen@...> wrote:
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I have never seen a 2-AQ. But I see how the plug is wired. What I want to do is adapt the wiring of the heath QF1 to the Drake cinch plug. I see where the wires are connected but t want to know what type of coax or multi-wire cable Drake used. ?
? Of course I could just tie the two heath cables to the Drake Plug. I will do that if there is no special cable?
thanks?

 

The Drake wiring is nothing special, IIRC. Four conductors.?

Steve Wedge, W1ES

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


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On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 12:45, Dave Edwards via groups.io <kd2e@...> wrote:
Did you verify that Q multiplier is wired for the Drake's IF? ?
On 01/29/2025 9:52 AM EST Paul N5NEN via groups.io <n5nen@...> wrote:
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I have never seen a 2-AQ. But I see how the plug is wired. What I want to do is adapt the wiring of the heath QF1 to the Drake cinch plug. I see where the wires are connected but t want to know what type of coax or multi-wire cable Drake used. ?
? Of course I could just tie the two heath cables to the Drake Plug. I will do that if there is no special cable?
thanks?

 

Wiring is easy...what I meant was if the Q mulitiplier was built for the Drake IF frequency?? It had a few options, I believe.?
....Dave

On 01/29/2025 1:09 PM EST Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via groups.io <w1es@...> wrote:
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The Drake wiring is nothing special, IIRC. Four conductors.?
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Steve Wedge, W1ES
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Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 12:45, Dave Edwards via groups.io << kd2e@... > wrote:
Did you verify that Q multiplier is wired for the Drake's IF? ?
On 01/29/2025 9:52 AM EST Paul N5NEN via groups.io <n5nen@...> wrote:
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I have never seen a 2-AQ. But I see how the plug is wired. What I want to do is adapt the wiring of the heath QF1 to the Drake cinch plug. I see where the wires are connected but t want to know what type of coax or multi-wire cable Drake used. ?
? Of course I could just tie the two heath cables to the Drake Plug. I will do that if there is no special cable?
thanks?

 

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The QF-1 was designed for a 450 to 460IF
s only. The scopes could built? for different IFs?

KE7KK
 

The heath QF1 ?455 IF matches the 2a / 2b ? The heath can be wired for 6 or 12 filament voltage. ?Drake is 6. Yes, the Drake connects for power and IF with 4 wires to a 4-pin connector.?
? heath used coax for the IF; ?3 wires and shield for power.?
I plan to try a 4 wire mike cable and use the shielded wire for the IF. ?I don¡¯t know if that is necessary but I don¡¯t want the ac and b+ currents messing with the IF. ? ?Don¡¯t know exactly why; After all, I am just an amateur.?

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