You people are absolutely right. However, before I had the 1-A I did own
a SWL drake receiver which was long and narrow like the 1-A, and was solid
State with discrete components.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: old receivers solid state?
>I fount this on the 1a:
> Drake 1-A
> Amateur Band Communications Receiver
> Made In: United States 1957-1959
> Voltages: 115 VAC 60 Hz 50W
> Coverage: Ham. See Comments.
> Readout: Analog Lin.
> Modes: (AM)/LSB/USB(CW)
> Selectivity: 2.5 kHz -6dB.
> Circuit: Triple Conversion Superheterodyne. 12 or 13 Tubes.
> Physical: 6.75x11x15" 18 Lbs. 171x279x381mm 8.2 kg
> Circuit Complement:
> 6BZ6 RF Amp, 6BE6 1st Mixer, 6BE6 2nd Mixer, 6BY6 3rd Converter, 6BZ6 IF,
> 12AU7 Product
> Detector, 6BF6 Amp/Rectifier, 6AB4 Crystal Osc, 6BQ7A VF Osc, 12AU7 LF
> Osc/1st AF,
> 12AQ5 AF Out and 12X4 Rectifier.
> Features:
> . ¼" Head. Jack . S-Meter . RF Gain . AVC SLOW/FAST . Mute Jack . Atten.
> 30
> dB .
> Speaker Jack . Antenna Trimmer . Standby . Speaker (late) . Calibrator 100
> kHz. (late)
> Accessories: S-100 Speaker
> New Price: $169-189
> Used Price: $350-680
> Comments:
> Tuning ranges: 3.5-4.1, 7-7.6, 14-14.6, 21-21.6, 28-28.6, 28.5-29.1 and
> 29.1-29.6
> MHz plus an optional shortwave band. The speaker is on the rear panel.
> Very
> early
> production did not include the Crystal Calibrator function switched from
> the
> Antenna
> Trimmer control or the built-in speaker. This pace setting radio broke the
> long standing
> trend of building larger, ever heavier receivers. This receiver was
> superior
> in performance
> to its contemporaries at a fraction of the size, weight and price. There
> is
> strong
> collector demand for this historically significant model.The first run was
> produced
> for Universal Service (now Universal Radio).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:43 AM
> Subject: Re: old receivers solid state?
>
>
>> Interesting. I didn't know the 1a was solid state. I had the 2B which
>> was
>> certainly a tube rx but the finest cw rx ive ever used. Lou
>
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