Go easy on me – this is NOT a serious attempt at making a Ham Radio Antenna! This was just a thought experiment test for "Will It Antenna" night on Monday Night Ham Radio.
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What do you think? Is this old Drake TR7 (PS7 Power Supply and MN7 Matching Network) Ham Radio work the trouble? Let’s find out if this 40 year old radio still works. I’ll also give you some backstory about how I cam to like old Drake Radios.
See Below for Chapters if you want to skip through some sections.
00:00 Hello!
00:29 The Backstory – Why I wanted a Drake TR7
03:30 How I got the Drake TR7
06:39 Overview of the equipment
08:25 The Drake PS7 Power supply
09:07 The Drake TR7 Transceiver
10:47 The Kenwood SP-520
11:25 The Kenwood AT-200 Tuner
12:03 The Drake MN7 Tuner
12:44 The rear panels
15:43 The TR7 Receive Test
17:01 Testing the filters
18:50 Testing the passband tuning
20:00 Testing the RIT
20:50 Receiving CW
22:01 receiving SSB on 20 meters
23:09 Transmit Tests
26:50 Comparison Transmit Test Icom 746pro
28:07 Final Thoughts on the Drake
29:54 Outtakes/Bloopers!
Thanks for watching!
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Grab a coffee and join us for some Saturday morning shortwave and ham radio chat. We’re going to talk about some new radios on the market, discuss band conditions, and then talk about some other things we are working on. You can interact with us in the chat and let us know your thoughts.
I made a homebrew Ham Radio antenna mount for my ham sticks that I could use in the field or with POTA. It was a bit more work than it should have been but I think the concept is good.
POTA Activation video coming soon!
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