I have heard of that legend....perhaps Loughmiller's book?
But sure seems to be something more than just a coincidence given the dual connection with the TR-3, TR-4, TR-5, TR-6, TR-7, and even the Drake prototype TR-8!
Ahhh....but Drake had a TR-4CW/rit!? Take that Triumph!
73
PS
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On 2021-03-21 1:54 p.m., Jim Shorney wrote:
Interestingly, legend has it that Bob had a fondness for British sports cars which had some impact on how he named radios.
My brother had a TR-6 (four wheel version). Seems to me like he was always tinkering with it.
73
-Jim
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:40:39 -0700
"VE7PS" <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Hmmmmm....nothing looks cast in stone.
Wikipedia shows the Triumph with no hyphen (TR7) in the whole article.
Drake shows the radio as "*TR7*" on the front page of the manual, and on
the front panel of the radio itself, but refers to it over and over as
*TR-7* inside the manual.
Too bad we can't ask Bob what he really called it!
Enough....gotta go get my vaccination!!!
73
PS
On 2021-03-21 1:26 p.m., Jim Shorney wrote:
No, I mean the TR7, not the TR-7.
73
-Jim
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:04:36 -0700
"VE7PS" <ve7ps@...> wrote:
Jim -
I would challenge your claim of the 1st blue TR-7.? I would think that
belongs to Triumph Motors, 3 years before the Drake!? ;-)
TRIUMPH TR7 BUYER'S GUIDE | Classics World
73
Peter
VE7PS
On 2021-03-21 11:01 a.m., Jim Shorney wrote:
More likely it is a broken trace than anything else. The display board is a nasty bugger to unsolder. The LEDs are a standard off the shelf pinout, you could replace them if bad. Not that I am discouraging you from sending DF4NW some money, he is a good guy. I bought the first blue display in the original LED size from him. Since I had already changed the ALC lamp to blue I had the first all blue TR7 in the world, a claim that has not been challenged to this day!
73
-Jim
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 10:49:07 -0700
"Mike Davidsohn G3ZCC" <mike@...> wrote:
Hi Jim
Managed to repair one of the spare PTO's all fitted back and seems to be? working ok.
Not putting the front back as I am changing the bulbs to blue LED's.
Then to the DR7 will check through again, thanks for the tip on checking the segments, will do that tomorrow.
If those LED's have a problem I will check out DF4NW to see if I can get a replacement.
Hoping it's just a solder joint.
Kind Regards
Mike
G3ZCC
Jim Shorney