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Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

The shipping doesn¡¯t sound unreasonable to me, either. It represents shipping and packing. Have you priced packing materials lately? ?He¡¯s running a business. There is nothing wrong with running a business nor in making a profit. He has a shipper/packer?who?gives him good results and charges enough to stay in business.?

I would love to find something like that at a nice lrice?and, honestly, if I found one,?I¡¯m not sure that I¡¯d keep it, knowing its potential value.?

The fact that the seller?deals in a lot of electronics surplus is irrelevant to the value of the item. He got lucky ¡ª so what?

Am I going to buy it? ?No, it¡¯s above my budget. It¡¯s not above the budget of at least one bidder and we all know that typical good examples of?this equipment, when offered at over-market prices, tend?to sit with no offers.?

We all have different interests and goals in our hobby and there is a definite niche for condition rarities such as this transceiver. It¡¯s the radio equivalent of a car found with 10 miles on the odometer.?

73,

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


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On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 18:58, Jim W7RY via groups.io <jimw7ry@...> wrote:
$48.00 from NY to Missouri ?

Seems reasonable to me...

Jim W7RY


On 5/16/2023 5:18 PM, NU2W wrote:

A flipper indeed¡­crazy shipping fees¡­NO TU!

STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL!


Respectfully,

Thomas K. Lanieri, NU2W

NJ Licensed EMT; PHTLS, AMLS, PHPEC

B.A.A. EMS Support

ARC N.E. BioMedical Services

ARC N.E. Disaster Health Services

DanaFarber-Am Cancer Society

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck Rippel - K8HU and ex - NMN
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] NOS TR-4Cw RIT

If you go to his E-Bay "store," there are a number of Drake items in "As New" condition.

Looks like a radio-flipper to me.

Chuck, K8HU


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~ Justice Gorsech, Concurring Opinion

Virus-free.


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Chuck Rippel, K8HU


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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY


Re: FS - 12JB6 tubes

Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM)
 

Steve Kessler writes:

Three NIB (Feb 1978) Sylvania 12JB6 tubes.=C2=A0 Don't have a TR-3 so...$50=
at Dayton or plus shipping.
Steve, if you can mail those to Canada I'll take them off
your hands.

--lyndon


Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

Jim W7RY
 

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$48.00 from NY to Missouri ?

Seems reasonable to me...

Jim W7RY


On 5/16/2023 5:18 PM, NU2W wrote:

A flipper indeed¡­crazy shipping fees¡­NO TU!

?

STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL!


Respectfully,

Thomas K. Lanieri, NU2W

NJ Licensed EMT; PHTLS, AMLS, PHPEC

B.A.A. EMS Support

ARC N.E. BioMedical Services

ARC N.E. Disaster Health Services

DanaFarber-Am Cancer Society

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck Rippel - K8HU and ex - NMN
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] NOS TR-4Cw RIT

?

If you go to his E-Bay "store," there are a number of Drake items in "As New" condition.

?

Looks like a radio-flipper to me.

?

?

Chuck, K8HU


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"The Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pan-and-phone regulations as substitutes for law passed by the peoples representatives."

~ Justice Gorsech, Concurring Opinion

?

Virus-free.


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Chuck Rippel, K8HU


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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY


Re: TR4-CW Service Bulletin

 

You¡¯re entitled to your opinion but to me this looks legit.?
I¡¯m with you Steve. The images of the seller breaking the seal on the AC-4 and RV-4C boxes seems legit, the RV-4C cable wrapping, the Cinch-Jones, etc. are all pretty convincing it¡¯s NOS regardless of flips in 46 years.

73
Rob, W8LX
Takes me back to 1977 when I opened boxes just like these as a newly minted WD8LXX. ?


FS - 12JB6 tubes

 

Three NIB (Feb 1978) Sylvania 12JB6 tubes.? Don't have a TR-3 so...$50 at Dayton or plus shipping.
Steve WA8ZMC


Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

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A flipper indeed¡­crazy shipping fees¡­NO TU!

?

STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL!


Respectfully,

Thomas K. Lanieri, NU2W

NJ Licensed EMT; PHTLS, AMLS, PHPEC

B.A.A. EMS Support

ARC N.E. BioMedical Services

ARC N.E. Disaster Health Services

DanaFarber-Am Cancer Society

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck Rippel - K8HU and ex - NMN
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] NOS TR-4Cw RIT

?

If you go to his E-Bay "store," there are a number of Drake items in "As New" condition.

?

Looks like a radio-flipper to me.

?

?

Chuck, K8HU


--

"The Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pan-and-phone regulations as substitutes for law passed by the peoples representatives."

~ Justice Gorsech, Concurring Opinion

?

Virus-free.


--

Chuck Rippel, K8HU


Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

I disagree. The tag on the PLATE control is something that was usually torn off upon getting the set out of the box. All the Drake items have the boxes and QC tags.?

It is certainly conceivable that such things have been and will be found, especially as SK estates become more common. The seller has a very good record.?

The bid was up to $860 when I checked an hour or so ago. You¡¯re entitled to your opinion but to me this looks legit.?

73,

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


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On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 16:42, Chuck Rippel - K8HU and ex - NMN <lantareamon@...> wrote:
If you go to his E-Bay "store," there are a number of Drake items in "As New" condition.

Looks like a radio-flipper to me.


Chuck, K8HU

--
"The Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pan-and-phone regulations as substitutes for law passed by the peoples representatives."

~ Justice Gorsech, Concurring Opinion

Virus-free.

--
Chuck Rippel, K8HU


Re: a quick tour of the heathkit shop and ham shack

 

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Hi, jerry,

I¡¯m been shipping some product for a while. I don¡¯t know when I¡¯ll get the site back up. Frankly, It¡¯s kinda nice to sit back and do nothing for a while

73

mike, wb8vge
the Heathkit shop

¡°The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you never ?know?if they are genuine¡±

¡ªAbraham Lincoln

On May 16, 2023, at 4:02 PM, jerry-KF6VB <jerry@...> wrote:


*** Wow, that's a lot of radios. ?Are you back in business?
The website just says "closed until summer 2022"...

????????????- Jerry, KF6VB




Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

If you go to his E-Bay "store," there are a number of Drake items in "As New" condition.

Looks like a radio-flipper to me.


Chuck, K8HU

--
"The Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pan-and-phone regulations as substitutes for law passed by the peoples representatives."

~ Justice Gorsech, Concurring Opinion

Virus-free.

--
Chuck Rippel, K8HU


Re: TR4-CW Service Bulletin

 

Chuck, can you send this as an attachment?? It's way too big as an inline document.

73,

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.

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------- Original Message -------
On Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 at 4:06 PM, Chuck Rippel - K8HU and ex - NMN <lantareamon@...> wrote:

I expect many have seen this Drake service bulletin on the TR4-CW. If not, enjoy!




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Chuck Rippel, K8HU


Re: a quick tour of the heathkit shop and ham shack

 

On 2023-05-16 12:23, mike bryce wrote:
I¡¯ve been wanting to do this for a while.
here¡¯s a youtube link

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73
*** Wow, that's a lot of radios. Are you back in business?
The website just says "closed until summer 2022"...

- Jerry, KF6VB


a quick tour of the heathkit shop and ham shack

 

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I¡¯ve been wanting to do this for a while.?

here¡¯s a youtube link


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73

Mike, wb8vge,?
The Heathkit shop.


MN-2000 and SB-200 reduced pricing

 

Fellow Drake Enthusiasts,

Reduced pricing for Hamvention weekend pickup:

MN-2000 in 9+ condition, $200.

Heath SB-200 in 9+ condition, $450. ?Upgraded supply and soft-key for PTT.

Enjoy the weekend!

73,

Evan, K9SQG



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Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

...what a find!
Indeed! ?Interesting to see an another example of sub 44K SN for a Cw/RIT.?

Rob, W8LX


Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

Interestingly, when Drake shipped these back in the day, they used the very box and suspension that you see in the listing.? I'm thinking that simply putting this box in another box with a little padding would be just fine.

One of the good things about Drake equipment is that it was and is not "dense", relative to other equipment from the era like the big National receivers.? If a TR-4 gets bumped around, it may pop some tubes out of their sockets but the sets aren't 75 lb dreadnoughts and so there's a lot less kinetic energy when dropped.

73,

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.

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On Monday, May 15th, 2023 at 2:34 PM, John K5MO <johnk5mo@...> wrote:

Looks great, though I see one of the rear feet has been pushed in, but that's an easy fix.

Hard to imagine a rig like this purchased but never used, but Ebay is good for surfacing things like this. My worry about buying something like this is about the care the seller might or might not take, in packaging it.

Thanks for the post, Steve

John K5MO

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 1:32?PM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es=[email protected]> wrote:


I've never seen one with the purple tag on the PLATE control before and it does look like an open box/never-used rig.

One thing to be cautious of is that trapped moisture in that factory bag can wreak variable havoc inside. I bought a B Line station that was almost never used but had been stored in their original packing and the outer cabinets had spots of bubbling in the paint and there was a small amount of mould on the wiring. The copper chassis were and are still mint on them and the mould was rectified by doing a full wash and dry. I swapped cabinets with the equipment I was replacing with these and sold them with photos of the blemishes.

I do see some white spots in places that could be mould. Still, it's essentially an unused rig that's 45 years old and will need to be brought up slowly to reform the capacitors, but man! what a find!

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

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Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

Note lots of other Drake goodies NOS by the same seller

John


On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 2:34?PM John <johnk5mo@...> wrote:
Looks great, though I see one of the rear feet has been pushed in, but that's an easy fix.

Hard to imagine a rig like this purchased but never used, but Ebay is good for surfacing things like this. My worry about buying something like this is about the care the seller might or might not take, in packaging it.

Thanks for the post, Steve

John K5MO

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 1:32?PM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es=[email protected]> wrote:


I've never seen one with the purple tag on the PLATE control before and it does look like an open box/never-used rig.

One thing to be cautious of is that trapped moisture in that factory bag can wreak variable havoc inside.? I bought a B Line station that was almost never used but had been stored in their original packing and the outer cabinets had spots of bubbling in the paint and there was a small amount of mould on the wiring.? The copper chassis were and are still mint on them and the mould was rectified by doing a full wash and dry.? I? swapped cabinets with the equipment I was replacing with these and sold them with photos of the blemishes.

I do see some white spots in places that could be mould.? Still, it's essentially an unused rig that's 45 years old and will need to be brought up slowly to reform the capacitors, but man! what a find!

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.

Sent with secure email.


Re: NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 

Looks great, though I see one of the rear feet has been pushed in, but that's an easy fix.

Hard to imagine a rig like this purchased but never used, but Ebay is good for surfacing things like this. My worry about buying something like this is about the care the seller might or might not take, in packaging it.

Thanks for the post, Steve

John K5MO


On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 1:32?PM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es=[email protected]> wrote:


I've never seen one with the purple tag on the PLATE control before and it does look like an open box/never-used rig.

One thing to be cautious of is that trapped moisture in that factory bag can wreak variable havoc inside.? I bought a B Line station that was almost never used but had been stored in their original packing and the outer cabinets had spots of bubbling in the paint and there was a small amount of mould on the wiring.? The copper chassis were and are still mint on them and the mould was rectified by doing a full wash and dry.? I? swapped cabinets with the equipment I was replacing with these and sold them with photos of the blemishes.

I do see some white spots in places that could be mould.? Still, it's essentially an unused rig that's 45 years old and will need to be brought up slowly to reform the capacitors, but man! what a find!

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.

Sent with secure email.


NOS TR-4Cw RIT

 



I've never seen one with the purple tag on the PLATE control before and it does look like an open box/never-used rig.

One thing to be cautious of is that trapped moisture in that factory bag can wreak variable havoc inside.? I bought a B Line station that was almost never used but had been stored in their original packing and the outer cabinets had spots of bubbling in the paint and there was a small amount of mould on the wiring.? The copper chassis were and are still mint on them and the mould was rectified by doing a full wash and dry.? I? swapped cabinets with the equipment I was replacing with these and sold them with photos of the blemishes.

I do see some white spots in places that could be mould.? Still, it's essentially an unused rig that's 45 years old and will need to be brought up slowly to reform the capacitors, but man! what a find!

Steve Wedge, W1ES/4

Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.

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Re: FS-4B (with frequency counter)

 

Very good Bernie.? I had forgotten UNO does have an xtal.? Are you using my "cal" mode to get it exactly on frequency?
Since it is a fudge, how well does it keep it over the PTO range?

The ATMega328 has a clocked counter input so it is limited to 6.4MHz with the 16MHz main clock.? Which is fine since the PTO is 5.5MHz max.
It would be good if the counter could go to 35MHz so we could just read the INJ line...? PICs can do that, an outboard PIC is what I have considered.

I don't see how dividing and then multiplying would help...?

73,
Gary
WB6OGD

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Re: FS-4B (with frequency counter)

 

?I used ?Arduino UNOs in my two FS-4B systems which gives reasonable stability with a real ?XTAL can on the UNO.

?

The frequency counter code for the FS-4B is a really some software magic that cascades two 16 bit counters in the Arduino.


The upper bound for the counter code is about 6 MHz or so. ?I suspect that hardware ?dividing the Drake PTO frequency by two or three before feeding it to the software counter may result in a better result. The resulting counter frequency can be easily upscaled in software.


The main objective of this project was simplicity and cost effectiveness. ¡­?
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73, Bernie. VE3FWF
Real?radios glow in the dark