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Drake started the TR5 production serial numbers at 1000. Any serial number under 1000 was considered a prototype unit. Ron / WB4HFN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Tart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ron Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "JR DOOLEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5 > Something funny here I have a Drake TR-5 Serial number 0001473 does this > serial number include the year??? or were there 1473 of these made??? > > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "JR DOOLEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:31 PM > Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5 > > > > > > "Ron Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Jim, as I understood it they were on their way to South America and the > > ship sank before it arrived. I've heard the quantity was more like > 100 > > units rather than the 200 units I heard about. I've also heard from > > other saying those radios arrived but were destroyed shortly there-after. > > Not sure if anyone knows or has the real story, and there are probably > other > > variations, but in all probability a large quantity were taken out of > > service which makes those remaining of the 517 Drake built even more > > collectable. > > > > Ron / WB4HFN > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "JR DOOLEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:58 AM > > Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5 > > > > > > > > > > "JR DOOLEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The TR5 is a great radio. > > > > > > Unlike the TR7(A), the TR5 has great receive audio and I can listen to > it > > > for hours on end without fatigue. It is frequency stable, and the power > > > output is just right for driving a small amp. > > > > > > If I could have only one Drake HF radio, the TR5 would be it. > > > > > > What's the story on a large quantity of these radios being sunk? > > > > > > Win Dooley W5JAG > > > Fort Smith, Arkansas > > > > > > > > > >From: "Ron Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "James E. Lanier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5 > > > >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:40:16 -0400 > > > > > > > >Jim, the TR5 is a fine radio and works well and was to be the solid > > state > > > >replacement for the TR4 series. I think the reason for the high value > is > > > >its a rare item to find. Drake only manufactured 517 units, as > > compared > > > >to around 3000 or more TR7's. Of those 517 TR5's built we believe a > > large > > > >number of them (estimated around 200 units) were lost as sea while > being > > > >shipped to South America. > > > > > > > >73, Ron / WB4HFN > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: James E. Lanier > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:32 PM > > > > Subject: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5 > > > > > > > > > > > > I checked out the link http://www.wb4hfn.com/DrakePricing.htm and > was > > > >please to see that my rig (TR-5) is apparently valuable. > > > > It seems to be as valuable as the tr-7 . To what do you attribute > > this? > > > > > > > > Jim N4BPM > > > > www.chemroc.com > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On Behalf of "JR DOOLEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist > in > > body > > > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message > > > Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net > > > Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Behalf of "Ron Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in > body > > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message > > Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net > > Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Behalf of "Ron Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
