[SPAM] RE: [Drake] L7/L75 Mod Kit

[Larry Taft]

It is a repair kit to replace the drake printed circuit board cap that 
was hung off the side of the choke.  The PC board cap had a moderate 
failure rate.

73, Larry  K2LT
drakerepair.com   800-687-9161

Dr. James C. Garland wrote:
>  
>> It is a 50 pf, 7.5KV door knob plate cap with the mounting bracket,
>> screws and tinned hookup wire with the instructions.  There is nothing
>> to show what the benefit of this cap is but it is connected to the top
>> of the plate choke and a tap in the middle of the plate choke according
>> to the drawing in the instructions.
>>
>> It is dated 09/01/89.
> 
> Sounds like a plate choke modification to prevent self-resonances in the
> choke on the then-new WARC bands. Pretty standard practice.
> 
> Jim W8ZR
> 
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