From: Mark Gilger 
Subject: RE: [drakelist] T4XC on AM


Mark Gilger  made an utterence to the drakelist gang
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Here is another one that for the 'C' line is easier to perform. I've done 
both, with same results.

http://www.wb4hfn.com/DrakeArticles/TechTips/T4X_AM_Modification.htm

Mark


At 09:00 AM 2/07/05, Tim Kass wrote:

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>Hello Joe,
>
>Well, I have been using my Drake T4X on AM for some time now, the mods are 
>listed here....
>
>www.wb4hfn.com/DrakeArticles/HiFi_AM_T4X.htm
>
>The pot was a good idea rather than using a fixed resistor as I needed to 
>adjust it to get it right.  Too much and I got a "pumping" of
audio and 
>output, to little and there was not enough audio punch.  I have it set 
>around 20  watts out when I depress the microphone ptt.... Drake does not 
>use the plate modulated scheme of the older AM rigs, so if you simply put 
>in it in AM mode and talk, you will get that swing of Am output.  This mod 
>does a nice job, though not alot of output, but the sound is nice and I 
>run it through a linear amplifier for about 200 watts carrier 
>output.  Hope that helps.
>
>73, Tim
>K8WBL
>
>>From: "Joe Roth" 
>>To: drakelist{at}www.zerobeat.net
>>Subject: [drakelist] T4XC on AM
>>Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 08:07:46 -0500
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>>"Joe Roth"  made an utterence to the
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>>I have read a few AM mods that can be done to a stock T4XC.
>>Mine puts out less than 500 mw carrier with peaks to 100 watts. Audio is 
>>okay (not great).
>>What mods have you done to improve your AM performance? What issues have 
>>you run in to?
>>(Tubes are all new and radio was just aligned; mic is a D104).
>>Thanks!
>>Joe/N4ARI
>>
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Here is another one that for the 'C' line is easier to
perform. I've done both, with same results. 
http://www.wb4hfn.com/DrakeArticles/TechTips/T4X_AM_Modification.htm"
eudora="autourl">http://www.wb4hfn.com/DrakeArticles/TechTips/T4X_AM_Modification.htm;
Mark

At 09:00 AM 2/07/05, Tim Kass wrote:
"Tim Kass"
<timkass{at}hotmail.com> made an utterence to the drakelist gang
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Hello Joe,
Well, I have been using my Drake T4X on AM for some time now, the mods
are listed here....
http://www.wb4hfn.com/DrakeArticles/HiFi_AM_T4X.htm"
eudora="autourl">www.wb4hfn.com/DrakeArticles/HiFi_AM_T4X.htm

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