I have a TR-5, serial no. 1465, that I bought at a hamfest several
years ago and it has been sitting unused. I had planned to use it
as a spare rig to loan out, use for Field Day, etc. Then I found
out that they are somewhat rare and it was put on the shelf. I'm
not much of a collector even though Drake equipment has fond memories
for me. My first rig was a TR-3 and my next was a TR-4CW.
It is probably time to see if it can find a good home where it will
be more appreciated. Most of what I see about prices is several
years old, so I'm not sure what I should ask for it, or how much
interest there will be. I hooked it up tonight and it seems to work
normally during a brief test. There are no accessories except
possibly a 7077 microphone. The manual is in excellent
shape. It has a 500 Hz CW filter. The owner noted in the "notes"
section in the manual that the digital display board was repaired by
Drake on 8/9/83 and on 8/5/87, (2) MRF-455 transistors, 4
electrolytic capacitors were replaced. Crystals were added for 10
meter CW and the 12 meter band.
If you're interested in this rig, please e-mail me at [email protected]
or the address on this message. Please let me know your
preliminary ideas about the range of values of this rig. The rig
is in good condition. It was obviously used in someone's shack for
several years. It was taken care of and there aren't any bad
scratches or anything, just some "rub marks" around the most used
controls, etc. I could send pictures to anyone interested.
Thanks, 73,
Dennis W5RZ
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