Thanks. Always loved the Drake products, starting with the model 2 receiver. Suggestion: Next time, could you hold the phone horizontally before pressing "record?" It'll give you a normal, horizontal picture, more like a movie. This way wastes a lot of screen space & feels claustrophobic. Thanks.
Beautiful Drakes..but....put the transmitter on top of receiver as not to block heat getting out of transmitter....ideally they should be side by side to allow for ventilation. Secondly,not busting your chops but get rid of those LEDs...they look like crap,Drake original was more blue/green than blue/purple the LEDs emit. Also,if one of those LEDs shorts out it will take the power transformer if they short rather than burn open like an incandescent bulb. Also you don’t need an digital readout when you can either calibrate to WWV or just use built in xtal calibrate.
Nice set up. I just picked up a Drake T-4XB from an estate sale. After cleaning the wafers on the band switch, it seems to work just great! I plan to make a CW contact soon, using a boat anchor receiver. I have the special microphone connector on order from eBay. Then I can check it out on phone. Do you have to SPOT when you are in transceive mode? 73 Paul AA1SU Essex Junction
I was just gifted these two units by a fellow ham, and need to get them refurbished. I have never needed to refurbish a radio before, is there a certain code of conduct of sorts on where you should/should not get your radio redone? I think a local electronics shop may do some radio repairs, but it is not their specialty.
Sorry to tell you but the blue leds looks terrible ...it should looks pale green/bluish...oh and having the transmitter on the bottom instead of the top isn't a great idea : the temperature of the transmitter finals is ...great ...and the rx circuits won't be happy to have "spare hot" from the bottom . It's old stuff, need some care .
Someone shouldn’t bash the lights in your rig, but as stated you should not have the receiver on top of the transmitter, the heat from the finals isn’t good for the components in the receiver. I’m not bashing but I’m been a ham for 44 years now and heat is a killer, that’s a beautiful set of twins. I’ve had a couple sets of them and will still hold their own in today’s world, also you can set them side by side and place a small muffin fan on top over the finals a they will run forever. Just my advice my friend, also you should use a dummy load to tune into. Great setup.
Just buying the twins and should by end of the week, thanks for the intro.
Thanks. Always loved the Drake products, starting with the model 2 receiver.
Suggestion: Next time, could you hold the phone horizontally before pressing "record?" It'll give you a normal, horizontal picture, more like a movie. This way wastes a lot of screen space & feels claustrophobic. Thanks.
Beautiful Drakes..but....put the transmitter on top of receiver as not to block heat getting out of transmitter....ideally they should be side by side to allow for ventilation.
Secondly,not busting your chops but get rid of those LEDs...they look like crap,Drake original was more blue/green than blue/purple the LEDs emit.
Also,if one of those LEDs shorts out it will take the power transformer if they short rather than burn open like an incandescent bulb.
Also you don’t need an digital readout when you can either calibrate to WWV or just use built in xtal calibrate.
Great video. This is actually a setup I'm looking at purchasing, so your video was very helpful.
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Thanks Will, appreciate it.
Nice set up. I just picked up a Drake T-4XB from an estate sale. After cleaning the wafers on the band switch, it seems to work just great! I plan to make a CW contact soon, using a boat anchor receiver. I have the special microphone connector on order from eBay. Then I can check it out on phone. Do you have to SPOT when you are in transceive mode?
73 Paul AA1SU
Essex Junction
I was just gifted these two units by a fellow ham, and need to get them refurbished. I have never needed to refurbish a radio before, is there a certain code of conduct of sorts on where you should/should not get your radio redone? I think a local electronics shop may do some radio repairs, but it is not their specialty.
There are various individuals that can be found via Google. You are right. A regular radio shop will not have the expertise.
@@VermontPrepper Thank you so much! Your videos are so helpful!
Thanks for watching
@@VermontPrepper I know this is an old thread, but where did you get your radios restored? How much did it cost (around)?
@@Jake-yv9cr I forget exact but I am thinking around 600. I used this person:
www.wb4hfn.com/Services/WB4HFN/RepairHomePage.htm
You’re set to go of this country ever experiences an EMP.
For sure
Sorry to tell you but the blue leds looks terrible ...it should looks pale green/bluish...oh and having the transmitter on the bottom instead of the top isn't a great idea : the temperature of the transmitter finals is ...great ...and the rx circuits won't be happy to have "spare hot" from the bottom . It's old stuff, need some care .
Whatever
Someone shouldn’t bash the lights in your rig, but as stated you should not have the receiver on top of the transmitter, the heat from the finals isn’t good for the components in the receiver. I’m not bashing but I’m been a ham for 44 years now and heat is a killer, that’s a beautiful set of twins. I’ve had a couple sets of them and will still hold their own in today’s world, also you can set them side by side and place a small muffin fan on top over the finals a they will run forever. Just my advice my friend, also you should use a dummy load to tune into. Great setup.