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