[Boatanchors] Fwd: Drake cable question

[Ron Bussiere via Boatanchors]

 fyi, boy, am I dumb.....

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: bonddaleena <bonddaleena at aol.com>
To: w5jo <w5jo at brightok.net>
Sent: Fri, Jun 6, 2014 8:59 pm
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake cable question


Thank you Jim and others. I need all the 'stars' I can get at this point....

Here's one I'm (almost) ashamed to admit.
I have several Drake transceivers, including my beloved TR-6/RV-6. I've been in them many times for initial clean-up, tube checking etc.
However, I never knew until yesterday, that you can access the 6JB6s without removing the whole RF Cage!

HUH?

I always removed the whole thing, always wondering what that 'disk' was on the top of the shield. Yep, it's a 'handle' to remove just the top cover. I'll be.......
I have almost memorized the TR-4Cw, TR-6 Manuals, but I never read that sentence. Just goes to show you are never too old to learn.

ha ha

ron
N4UE

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Wilhite <w5jo at brightok.net>
To: bonddaleena <bonddaleena at aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 6, 2014 7:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake cable question


The capacitance per ft. is the right answer Ron, not the loss.  You get a 
gold star on your report card.  Use it rather than the others you have 
because the total capacitance will detune the input of the circuit causing 
low drive..

Jim
W5JO


-----Original Message----- 


I finally found a 'rough' but complete T-4XB transmitter to go with my 
beloved R-4Bs.
I have a lot of Drakes and the CDs, etc.

Just wondering about the cables to connect the xmitter and rec. I know that 
RG-62 is 'recommended', and I actually may have some, In fact, I'm sure I 
do.
However, just wondering why that 93 ohm cable was picked. Was it a matter of 
capacitance/foot, loss, resonance, what?
That was a LONG time ago, and I have lots of the new low-loss RG-6, RG-59, 
RG-58. For such a small length, I'm wondering how much difference it makes 
on HF....

Just an old timer trying to learn.........

ron
N4UE