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Reply To: | Mike Duke, K5XU |
Date: | Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:54:58 -0500 |
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My first 2 meter portable was the Drake TR33. That radio was built
similar to the TR22 series, but it used only one crystal for each
channel. It had a plus, minus, simplex switch, that mixed the proper
crystal into the circuit to give you the offset you needed.
That radio had one heck of a receiver. You would need a 100 watt
transmitter to keep up with it when it was connected to an outdoor
antenna.
In addition to the 10 watt amplifier, Drake also sold a 10 watt
combination amplifier and power supply, and a 25 watt amplifier for
that series of radios.
They also sold the ML2, which was a hybrid rig. That is, it was solid
state with a tube final. I think the final was a 6360, but I may be
wrong about that. I mainly remember that the ML2 had some fine
transmit audio.
My first 2 meter rig, which I bought second hand in 1974, was a
Regency HR212. I paid $225 for the radio and a matching power supply.
It came with 5 sets of crystals. By the time I filled up the other 7
channels, I had over 400 dollars tied up in that rig, not counting the
cost of antennas. That's why I am amazed that you can now buy a 65
watt 2 meter rig for less than $150.
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
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