Regarding the telescopic antenna on the Tr22, that's why I made a
shoulder mount quarter wave antenna out of an old scuba tank
fiberglass mount, and piano wire and RG174. I bet it was pretty
lossy, but at least my telescoping whip stayed perfect. Jim
WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:56:52 -0400
Subject: Re: Old Gear
I had the same setup in the mid-70s, except I think my amp was a
30-watt
box.
The weird thing was when I ran the amp and worked on one of the
simplex
frequencies, I had a birdie right on the input of the club
repeater. If I
took the TR-22C off the power supply, then the birdie
disappeared. After
the power supply was cleaned up with some better voltage
protection, the
whole thing ran well without a birdie.
Those JLB synthesizers were sure the hit back then.
The only bad thing about the tr-22 was if you walked around with
it, the
telescoping antenna would rattle and you'd get a scratchy noise
in your
signal.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: Old Gear
Jim,
At one time, my TR-22C was my main 2-meter station. I built a
power
supply
and mounted the mobile bracket for the rig on top of it. A
friend of mine
put a DIN plug where the headphone jack should be, and I ran a
GLB
synthesizer with that radio. I drove the Drake 10-watt
amplifier, and
that
combination served me very well for quite a while.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:19
Subject: Re: Old Gear
Oh yah, the good old Drake TR22c. That was my first piece of
new
gear. I found an old fiberglass scuba tank holder, that hobby
is
another story, and made a shoulder mount antenna with a quarter
wave piano wire antenna for the Tr22c. Jim WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Marthouse <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:51:42 -0400
Subject: Re: Old Gear
My first gear was a used Drake TR22 on two meters. My first hf
equipment
was a borrowed HW8 that I used with a dipole mounted in the
attic. I then
graduated to an HW101 with audible tuning indicator across the
meter output.
Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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