Eddy,
I've had my T-4XB and R-4B(original owner) for 40 years and they are still a
dream to operate..... Enjoy them.
Merry Christmas!
Bill, WB9CAC
Tempe, AZ
EP Swynar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good Morning All,
Well, I spent the better part of the day yesterday retrieving a set of Drake
Twins from a fellow Ham living some 2+ hours away from me (one way!)...was the
drive worth the bother...?
In a word, YES!
My initial impression of the receiver (a "first generation" all-tube R-4) is
VERY positive: I love the passband tuning feature, and that calibrated main
tuning knob --- in 1-KHz markers --- is clever, and effective. It's also a
very pleasing rig to the eye, and looks FB sitting next to its matching T-4X
transmitter.
I have no doubt whatsoever in my mind, that, had I known better back in 1983
--- when I stood "...at the crossroads" and took the quantum technological
leap from my Heathkit SB-400 & Hallicrafters S-77A, to a brand new Yaesu
FT-980 --- I would surely have shopped around for a good used set of Twins
then...
I was really racked with guilt about throwing my lot in with a microprocessed
technology that the FT-980 presented, having had the ability of repairing
anything & everything in my shack up to that time...and, like a fool, I did
not even consider the possibilities of taking the Drake route, and instead,
pondered the chances of buying a good, used Collins S-line, instead, back then.
I ended-up passing the S-line by, because it did not incorporate 160-meters.
Well, it took some 24 years, alright, but an old wrong has been righted at
VE3CUI --- and I could not be happier with this self-presented Christmas gift,
I can assure you!
Merry Christmas to all, & my vy
~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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