that Drake or Collins "sound"

[Jozef Hand-Boniakowski]

My parents bought me a Swan 400 when I passed my general at age 14 in
January 1964.  I went from WN2MIC to WB2MIC and CW at 13 wpm was a piece
of cake.  That rig with no bells and whistles was $1,000 new.  Inflate
that over 44 years!  Rigs today are a bargain, and feature packed, by
comparison.  I must say, however, that I thoroughly enjoyed the 320
watts DC on CW and 400 PEP on SSB.  It was new teen ham's delight to
operate.  BTW, my novice station was a Hallicrafters HT40 (I still have
one) and a Lafayette HE30 receiver.  I now use the HT40 along with a
Collins R390A for kicks every once in a while.  And then I run the K1 or
IC-756 PRO III.  All great fun.

Jozef WB2MIC

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> In a message dated 7/24/07 11:35:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [hidden email] writes:
>
>
>  
>> basic Drake 2B receiver without the Q-multiplier was
>> $279. Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, that
>> is the equivalent of $1875 in 2007
>>
>>
>>    
>
> Lessee - that's about the price of a bare-bones K3 or a fully-loaded K2/100,
> isn't it?
>
> And the 2B wasn't considered a top-of-the-line receiver in its time!
> One big cause of its popularity was that it was considered
> *inexpensive* for the performance and features you got for $279.
> And it was, even though it wouldn't transceive and the basic 2B
> did not include 160 meters, a calibrator, a noise blanker (it had a
> limiter), the Q multiplier, nor even a built-in speaker IIRC.
>
> A 2B was far beyond my means back in the day.
>
> 73 de Jim, N2EY
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In a message dated 7/24/07 2:51:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Tell me about your homebrew receiver.
>
Rather than stray farther OT, I'll reply by direct email. If anybody else
wants the info, which includes some attachments, just email me.

73 de Jim, N2EY



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[Jim Murray-2]

I still use the TR-4 for SSB and also have the R4B.
Using the same antenna the Drakes pull in the same
weak signals as my K2 except the K2 eliminates the
QRN/QRM quite a bit better.  As far as sound quality,
using the Drake MS-4 cabinet with the original Drake
speaker and comparing it to the K2 standard in-cabinet
speaker, the Drakes are a joy to listen to.  I'm sure
that with a better speaker system the K2 would
improve.  I may sell the K2 someday if I were to get
the K3 but the Drake gear is priceless!
73,
Jim/k2hn


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[Charly]

I bought 17 Vietnam-era Collins KWM-2As here in Bangkok 5 yrs ago.  Also 7
remote VFOs and assorted ps and bolt on ps and Station Control units.  Many
were damaged in various ways, but the point is that all but one could have
been restored to working order.  The one was obviously used for parts as
many were missing.  I sold all but 2, giving one to the finder/cleaner here
and have the other mostly restored.  Included was one with Rockwell Collins
label.

I sold all these one at a time to hams in usa and JA.  I know they went to
good homes.

Here in HS, I have 2 KWM-2As restored with remote VFO units.  HS1CKC and I
love Collins and he likes to say "Collins never dies."  Who knows what it
would cost to make and sell one new today?

Charles Harpole, HS0ZCW
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