knob brites

[sKiZo]

True to all of the above ...

- The Comanche drifts big time
- You do need to leave it on for any hope of stability
- The Tram is one killer sidebander
- AM ain't so bad once you get the carrier calibrated properly. Bit of a dark science that.

That said, the drift isn't much of an issue since I picked up on a Siltronix frequency counter. That plugs right into the VFO and reads on receive as well.

Good alignment, so it's just a matter of a small tweak every now and then to stay centered on transmit as well. I also modified the heaters to stay on for fast warmup. That's on a toggle so I can turn the feature on and off as wanted. I'll leave it on during winter when I'm more likely to want to fire it up, and hey, the extra heat in the shack is nice.

Speaking of drift ... <G>

 

[gadget73]

Cool. I also have that same Robyn, and it's woodgrained twin brother. The black and silver one was my first "real" radio.

 

[larryderouin]

GAWD!!! This thread is like trying to talk to my wife, and she changes the subject in mid sentence!!! After 34 years of that I just turn off the hearing (no hearing aids yet!)

 

[sKiZo]

Why I remember, back in those days, rich men would ride around in Zeppelins, dropping coins on people, and one day I seen J.D. Rockefeller flying by. So I run out of the house with a big washtub and... hey! Where are you going?

The Robyn factory was right down the road from me. That radio cost me $100 brand new on their warehouse clearance when they closed up. They threw in the uber rare base mike ...

... and a DG30 mobile for free. I've also got a brown face, and the matching President Washington. Nice rigs.

Now, where was I?

Anyway, about my washtub. I'd just used it that morning to wash my turkey, which in those days was known as a walking-bird. We'd always have walking-bird on Thanksgiving, with all the trimmings: cranberries, injun eyes, yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we'd all watch football, which in those days was called baseball...

Where'd they go now?

 

[RUmad]

What in the world did I start on here?! Lmao!

 

[arts]

Well,at least it's not cars for a change

 

[RUmad]

Not yet

 

[RUmad]

Set of eight knob brites arrived in the mail today! It's getting real!

 

[sgmlaw]

Any rig showing a D-104 gets my official seal of approval.

My father gave me his D-104 from the early 1950s. I treasure it.

A legendary mic.

 

[larryderouin]

I ordered 2 sets of brites Tuesday before Noon, and they arrived in Wednesday's mail (California to Md in 32 hours.) DAMN!!

 

[gadget73]

USPS priority mail is pretty good. Oddly enough it seems faster to order cross-country than cross-town. I guess it has to do with routing through the depots or something.

 

[RUmad]

Excellent Larry! Btw, in another thread you recommended shoe goo for reattaching the brites. I couldn't find it, but I did find Liquid Nails 'Perfect Glue', which is advertised as basically for the same thing. It worked great to attach the brites I already had, AND it was PERFECT for reinstalling the light jewels as well because it dries clear. Thanks for the advice and good luck!

 

[sgmlaw]

If you want the replacement caps to stay on, be sure to rough up the inside face with an electronics brush before gluing them on. Same for the knob side.

That gives the adhesive something to cling to. A small dab of all-purpose epoxy will keep them on until we are all long gone.

To attach jewels, try regular elmers white glue next time. Tape the jewels in tightly from the front. A drop on the backside is all that is needed, and the jewel can be removed later without damage. It also dries clear and will not seep past the jewel.

It also will not attack lacquer as some other adhesives can.

 

[RUmad]

If you want the replacement caps to stay on, be sure to rough up the inside face with an electronics brush before gluing them on. Same for the knob side

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