Look what I traded my IC-R75 for:
They need a bit of cleaning and TLC but are in good, restorable shape. I've wanted a set of Drake Twins ever since I first got interested in ham radio when I was a teenager and forty years later I finally got 'em. I am a happy camper.
Last edited by NQ6U; 07-03-2011 at 05:10 PM.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I wanted a TR-7/R7 'set' back in high school but the entire station (with options) cost ~$9,000 in those days.
Weren't no way I could have swung THAT. Just the transceiver with filters and NB7/AUX7 was north of $2k!
Times change. Radios break and people can't figure out how to fix them, so on the block they go.
At the moment there are 7 R7s in and around my shack. Four work. Three have to be rebuilt, and I'm trying to get Tony Mills (of 4CFrontpanels) to repro the R7 panel as he's done with the TR7/L7 setup.
Have fun with that setup. Be sure to keep an eye out for a nice SW4A and/or an SPR4 to go along with it.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Nice. Very nice.
I do miss my C-Line, but like my Hallicrafters station, it's time came and went. Maybe one day, but not today.
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Same deal with the twins—way out of my price range back in the day.
One of the reasons I sprung for the set was that they are something I actually have a chance of being able to repair myself. No way I can work on modern equipment, it's just far too complex for me. Vacuum tubes, point-to-point wiring and discrete components, though, that's the sort of stuff that was still current (although already on the way out) when I got what little formal training I ever got in electronics so I might be able to deal with it. It helps that there's a lot of info online and pretty much all the electronics parts are easily obtained.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
If you need spares (especially toobz) they're yours for the asking - same goes for any other Islander who's in need of a part to get his or her rig back in service. Ye Olde Junque Box continues to grow at a rate far faster than I can utilize it so if it didn't cost me anything it won't cost any of you either.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Okay, thanks!Originally Posted by N8YX
The caps in the power supply will need probably to be changed out, the thing has apparently been sitting for a while. Which reminds me that I need to call my buddy and ask if I can borrow his Variac.
I don't know about the tubes yet—I haven't done anything more than a quick visual inspection to make sure that everything was there—but if you have a pair of the 6JB6 television sweep tubes the transmitter uses as finals, I'll happily buy them from you. If I don't need them now, I will eventually.
Last edited by NQ6U; 07-03-2011 at 07:11 PM.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Those are the one type I'm fairly sure that I don't have but I'll look. Had 6LQ6, 6JE6 and a few similar one years ago - not sure if they're gassy at this point.
Be on the lookout for:
7075 (re-branded Turner Plus 3) mic
W4 wattmeter
C4 station console with CC2/CC6 transmitting and SC2/SC6 receiving converters. I have one each of the latter plus the attendant power supply if you want them.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
No biggie, they are still pretty easily found and there are alternatives should they ever become scarce. How is your supply of electrolytic cans, though? I imagine I'll have to replace the filter caps in the power supply.
I was kind of wondering what kind of mic I should get for the thing. I don't think the Heil iCM I use on the IC-736 would be a good match. As for the other items, I definitely want them, I just don't have the money to buy them right now. Should that happen to change in the near future, I will drop you a line.Be on the lookout for:
7075 (re-branded Turner Plus 3) mic
W4 wattmeter
C4 station console with CC2/CC6 transmitting and SC2/SC6 receiving converters. I have one each of the latter plus the attendant power supply if you want them.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I have the W-4 Watt meter. Someday I'd love to put the rest of the station together...as it is the W-4 alone is the most beautiful thing in the shack.
Nice score Carl!!!!
Last edited by KA9MOT; 07-05-2011 at 07:10 AM.
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