[Premium-Rx] Premium-Rx Digest, Vol 117, Issue 3

Sun Aug 21 16:35:24 EDT 2016

Jeff Covelli is still working on R7s.  He is in Willoughby, OH

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>    1. WJ-8711 Part WTB (Gore, Greg)
>    2. As seen on TV (Howard L Ritter Jr)
>    3. Re: As seen on TV (L D Ritta)
>    4. Wanted Collins 75A-4 PTO (AL ROYCE)
>    5. Any R7 Mechanics Out there? (Ka9p at aol.com)
>    6. Re: Any R7 Mechanics Out there? (lrlayton at cox.net)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:53:42 +0000
> From: "Gore, Greg" <ggore at hmsracing.com>
> To: "'premium-rx at mailman.qth.net'" <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Premium-Rx] WJ-8711 Part WTB
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> Greeting List Members,
>
> Anyone have 8711 parts or a parts unit you are willing to sell a part
> from? I am looking for the s-meter.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Greg; WA1KBQ
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:31 -0400
> From: Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com>
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Premium-Rx] As seen on TV
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> Has anyone seen the TV trailers for an upcoming SF/supernatural series
> called ?Frequency?? A woman communicates with her long-dead Ham father
> across time using his old transceiver after lightning strikes the antenna
> (of course! Who hasn?t had THAT happen?) and will apparently try to warn
> him of his impending murder.
>
> The closeup of the rig doesn?t look like any that I?ve seen. Looks
> Hallicrafters-oid, but too narrow, too few controls, a panadaptor screen
> lit by an incandescent source (!) but no trace, no nomenclature. Front
> panel, no cabinet. It looks like something cobbled together for the show.
> If so, I have no idea why they didn?t just use an actual period rig. It?s
> not like they?d be doing product placement for a company that refused to
> pay for same! (Which I think is the explanation for the supremely
> irritating habit of ?reality? shows where every incidental corporate logo
> on vehicles, T-shirts, buildings, etc., is blurred out ? no payola, no
> publicity!)
>
> Anyone seen it? Thoughts?
>
> ?howard n7exn
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:53:26 +0930
> From: "L D Ritta" <vk5abc at adam.com.au>
> To: "'Howard L Ritter Jr'" <hlritter at twc.com>,
>         <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>,  <Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] As seen on TV
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> It does have a  manufacturers logo, it does have a computer type fan  on
> the back of the case
> If you look at the trailer there is a trace on the crt you need to look
> closely, and you need to look
> at the trailer more than once.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Premium-Rx [mailto:premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Howard L Ritter Jr
> Sent: Friday, 19 August 2016 2:31 PM
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Premium-Rx] As seen on TV
>
> Has anyone seen the TV trailers for an upcoming SF/supernatural series
> called ?Frequency?? A woman communicates with her long-dead Ham father
> across time using his old transceiver after lightning strikes the antenna
> (of course! Who hasn?t had THAT happen?) and will apparently try to warn
> him of his impending murder.
>
> The closeup of the rig doesn?t look like any that I?ve seen. Looks
> Hallicrafters-oid, but too narrow, too few controls, a panadaptor screen
> lit by an incandescent source (!) but no trace, no nomenclature. Front
> panel, no cabinet. It looks like something cobbled together for the show.
> If so, I have no idea why they didn?t just use an actual period rig. It?s
> not like they?d be doing product placement for a company that refused to
> pay for same! (Which I think is the explanation for the supremely
> irritating habit of ?reality? shows where every incidental corporate logo
> on vehicles, T-shirts, buildings, etc., is blurred out ? no payola, no
> publicity!)
>
> Anyone seen it? Thoughts?
>
> ?howard n7exn
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> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:58:22 +0000
> From: AL ROYCE <al_royce at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Wanted Collins 75A-4 PTO
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> Need PTO  7e-24 for 75A-4
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 21:43:34 -0400
> From: Ka9p at aol.com
> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Any R7 Mechanics Out there?
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> I'm looking for a good R7 mechanic or advice re same.
>
> My R7 wants to start up at 23 mhz when switched to 21 mhz, and the three
> low frequency bands, LF and AM broadcast, also want to start a few mhz
> higher than they should.
>
> I've reseated and deoxited all the pins on the boards.
>
> The service manual describes a self test where you throw the  FIXED switch
> to let the VCO free run and settle out, in one case at about  17 mhz, and
> in
> the other at about 32 mhz if the VCO is properly adjusted.
>
> When I do this test, the VCO settles out at 18 and 34 mhz
> respectively....although I'm not sure if 17 is about 18 or if 32 is about
> 34 for  the
> purposes of the self test - no further info in the manual re that, other
> than the
> alignment instructions if it's not.
>
> To do the alignment the DR7 board has to be removed, and a header installed
>  to allow access to the board with the required VCO adjustment slugs.
>
> So if anyone has any idea about any of the following issues, I'd be in your
>  debt for your thoughts.
>
> 1) whether 17+18 and 32=334 mhz for the self test
>
> 2) where on might beg, steal borrow or find parts to make up the required
> header for alignment of the VCO
>
> 3) where there's a great R7 mechanic that does this, still; and
>
> 4) if that fault looks familiar and it might be something else, what it
> might be.
>
> I realize this is a bit below Premium grade, but know the knowledge on here
>  is deep, so thought I'd give it a shot.
>
> Thanks, alot,
>
> Scott  ka9p
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 13:25:54 -0700
> From: <lrlayton at cox.net>
> To: Ka9p at aol.com
> Cc: Ka9p--- via Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Any R7 Mechanics Out there?
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> Hello Scott,
>
>  I just checked the VCO self test on my Drake R7 and it settles down at
> 17356 and 32989 kHz after a few seconds, so yours doesn't seem too far off.
> The alignment requires a jumper board with several components on it. There
> is a seller on ebay that has a kit with this board and other extenders for
> the R7 and TR7. I don't know where else to get one unless you can find one
> to borrow somewhere. I'ts worth taking a look at ebay to get an idea what
> the jumper board looks like.
>
> In the past I had an intermittent problem where the lower 2 bands were
> both 500 kHz off and the highest band would not lock in. That was caused by
> a bad solder joint on the DR7 board on the set of pins at the back left
> side of the board, so that might be something to look at.
>
> Les
>
>
> ---- Ka9p--- via Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> > I'm looking for a good R7 mechanic or advice re same.
> >
> > My R7 wants to start up at 23 mhz when switched to 21 mhz, and the three
> > low frequency bands, LF and AM broadcast, also want to start a few mhz
> > higher than they should.
> >
> > I've reseated and deoxited all the pins on the boards.
> >
> > The service manual describes a self test where you throw the  FIXED
> switch
> > to let the VCO free run and settle out, in one case at about  17 mhz,
> and in
> > the other at about 32 mhz if the VCO is properly adjusted.
> >
> > When I do this test, the VCO settles out at 18 and 34 mhz
> > respectively....although I'm not sure if 17 is about 18 or if 32 is
> about 34 for  the
> > purposes of the self test - no further info in the manual re that,
> other  than the
> > alignment instructions if it's not.
> >
> > To do the alignment the DR7 board has to be removed, and a header
> installed
> >  to allow access to the board with the required VCO adjustment slugs.
> >
> > So if anyone has any idea about any of the following issues, I'd be in
> your
> >  debt for your thoughts.
> >
> > 1) whether 17+18 and 32=334 mhz for the self test
> >
> > 2) where on might beg, steal borrow or find parts to make up the required
> > header for alignment of the VCO
> >
> > 3) where there's a great R7 mechanic that does this, still; and
> >
> > 4) if that fault looks familiar and it might be something else, what it
> > might be.
> >
> > I realize this is a bit below Premium grade, but know the knowledge on
> here
> >  is deep, so thought I'd give it a shot.
> >
> > Thanks, alot,
> >
> > Scott  ka9p
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