R.L. Drake

  • R.L. Drake - Articles

    Electric Radio Magazine Articles

    Issue

    Page

    Electric Radio Magazine - Article Title

    Author

    Jan-92

    15

    Chenoweth,John,W8CAE, and the R.L. Drake Co.

    Palmer

    Jun-93

    19

    Drake Tube and Antique Radio Net

     

    Sep-97

    14

    Cooling The Drake TR-4

    Lemay

    Jan-92

    17

    Drake Equipment List

    Palmer

    Nov-97

    33

    Drake RV-6 Remote VFO, The

    Stigall

    Jul-93

    20

    Drake 2B Receiver, The

    Doherty

    Nov-97

    30

    Drake TR-6, The

    Stigall

    Aug-01

    14

    Adding an AM Filter to a Drake TR-4CW

    Covelli

    Oct-01

    34

    Adding AM Filter to a Drake TR-4C

    Gilger

    Oct-02

    40

    New Filters for the Drake TR-4 Transceiver

    Covelli

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     Ham Radio Magazine Articles

    Issue

    Page

     Ham Radio Magazine - Article Title

    Author

    Mar-68

    86

    Drake W-4 Directional Wattmeter

    W1DTY

    Aug-72

    6

    Frequency Synthesizer for the Drake R-4

    W6NBI

    Sep-73

    68

    Using Shure 401A mic. with Drake TR-4

    G3XOM

    Oct-73

    58

    Bandpass Tuning Electronic in the Drake R-4C

    Horner

    Sep-74

    74

    Frequency Synthesizer for the Drake R-4 (mod. letter)

    NA

    Jan-77

    79

    Simple tune-up for Drake Gear

    W7DIM

    Nov-78

    88

    Cleaner Audio for R-4C

    K1FO

    Oct-78

    94

    New Product Detector for R-4C

    WB0JGP

    Jan-79

    81

    Improved Tuning on T-4X xmtrs on 160-meters

    W1IBI

    Apr-79

    48

    New Audio Amplifier for R-4C

    K8RRH

    Apr-79

    66

    Split Frequency operation R-4B and TR-4

    WB8JCQ

    May-79

    82

    Backlash Cure for Drake R-4C

    W3CVS

    Oct-79

    78

    Sensitivity Improvement for TR-22C

    K7OR

    Mar-80

    64

    Improving Drake R-4C Product Detector

    W3CVS

    Jan-81

    79

    Drake R-4C Audio Improvements

    W3CVS

    Feb-81

    67

    Woodpecker Noise Blanker of TR-7

    K1KSY

    Feb-82

    28

    Improving Drake R-4C Power Supply

    W3RJ

    Aug-87

    21

    Better Frequency Stability for the Drake TR-7

    HB9ABO

     

     

     QST Magazine Articles

    Issue

    QST Magazine - Article Title

    Dec 1965

    TR-4, detailed description (pages 80-83)

    Dec 66

    2-C Receiver

    Dec 69

    L-4B Linear Amplifier; Lange, Walter W1YDS

    Dec 66

    2-NT Transmitter

    Sep 71

    ML-2 Marker Luxury FM Transceiver;  Campbell, Laird W1CUT

    Apr 69

    MN-2000 Matching Network;  Lange, Walter W1YDS

    Oct 67

    MN-4 Matching Network; Grammer, George W1DF

    Jan 74

    R-4C Communications Receiver; Myers, Robert W1FBY

    Jan 80

    R7 Receiver; DeMaw, Doug W1FB

    Mar 92

    R8 Shortwave Receiver; Kearman, Jim KR1S

    Dec 76

    RCS-4 Remote Coax Switch; Cain, Jim K1TN

    Feb 68

    SC-2 2-Meter Converter;Tilton, Edward W1HDQ

    Feb 68

    SC-6 50-Mc Converter; Tilton, Edward W1HDQ

    Dec 70

    SPR-4 Receiver; Blakeslee, Douglas W1KLK

    Oct 97

    SW1 Shortwave Receiver;Lindquist,Rick KX4V

    Oct 94

    SW8 General-Coverage Receiver; Kearman, Jim KR1S

    May 66

    T-4 Transmitter; Grammer, George W1DF

    May 66

    T-4X Transmitter; Grammer, George W1DF

    Feb 74

    T-4XC Transmitter; Sumner, Dave K1ZND

    Jul 70

    TR-6 50-MHz Transceiver; Tilton, Edward W1HDQ

    May 79

    TR-7 HF Transceiver; Sumner, Dave K1ZZ

    Nov 97

    TR270 FM Transceiver; Ford, Steve WB8IMY

    Aug 78

    UV-3 VHF FM System; Kearman, Jim W1XZ

    Aug 68

    W-4 Wattmeter

     http://www.arrl.org/qst

     

    FAR Circuits PCB Boards

    Communications Quarterly Summer-92

    TR-7 Modifications (4 Board Set)

    HR Aug-87

    Better Frequency Stability For Drake TR7

    QST Jul-82

    WARC and LF on the TR-7

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  • R.L. Drake Resources

    Everett Hoard, W0HPS (formerly N0NVQ), owner
    PO Box 218
    Lehr, North Dakota 58460

    (877) 372-2341; FAX (701) 378-2551

     

    • International Radio - Crystal Filters for R-4C and TR-7/R7

    • Drake Service CDs - By Garey Barrell, K4OAH

    • K5DKZ - Convert your T-4 to 6146 with mod kit and more!

    • New Noise Blanker for the R-4C - by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    • NU0C - TR-7 Extender Boards

    • Radiophile.com - W1JA's Vintage Drake Station

    • Sherwood Engineering - Modification Kits and Installations for R-4C

    • T & T Drake Repair - Larry Taft,  K2LTand Henry Turner, KC5FLJ

    • WB4HFN - Lots of information on Drake gear

    • 2B Radio Parts - Don Garrett - Replacement Parts for Drake Radio Equipment

    Crystal Suppliers Recommended by Bill Frost

    B D Crystals
    1438 Cox Avenue
    Erlanger, Ky. 41018
    Phone 606-283-5000

    Velco Electric, Inc.
    611 Wangum Road
    Fishers, NY 14453
    Phone: 716-924-2073
    Fax: 716-924-2136

     

    Other Drake Information 

    Drake User's Net - Tuesday nights, 2000 EST 3865 kHz; technical net on Sunday 2000 EST 7238 kHz 

     

    Drake Cabinet Paint

    For those who are interested in original Drake paint. That is a true baked powder coat finish, two part system and much more durable than a spray can job. The place to call is Hartzell Mfg. in Miamisburg, OH at 513-859-5955. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. They can repaint your cabinets to like new condx.

    73, Bruce WC1E

     

    6JB6 Matching Procedure

    I received numerous requests for Bill Frost's description of a procedure to match the 6JB6 finals in 4-line equipment. Rather than send to many individuals, I think the interest is high enough to share the procedure with everyone. It is brief. By the way, I am told by others that Sylvania 6JB6's don't require matching because of their quality.

    73, Wayne, KG5BI

     

    Dear Wayne,

    Thanks for the e-mail. The 6JB6 tubes were matched on cathode
    current. A fixture was designed and built by the Engineering Dept. that
    kept the operating voltages constant while measuring the cathode
    current. A similiar test can be preformed by using the T-4X or TR-4 as
    the test fixture.

    1. Turn unit off and disconnect power supply. Place the unit upside
    down and remove the bottom cover. Re-connect power supply.

    2. Key the transmitter, with the transmitter gain control at minimum (the
    transmitter should only be drawing idle current).

    3. Measure the voltage at pin 3 of each final tube. The voltage should be
    within .1 or .2 volts to be "matched". Substitute tubes and re-measure
    until all tubes are "matched."

    Regards,

    Bill Frost
    R.L. Drake Service Manager

     

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