This is from Bill Frost about the "special edition" T-4X. Kihwal K9SUL
----- Original Message ---- From: Bill Frost <wd8...@yahoo.com> To: Kihwal Lee <kih...@yahoo.com> Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 11:57:02 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Strange serial number Hello Kihwal, If memory serves, I believe your T-4X was originally built as a T-4 reciter. The T-4 was not a big seller, so somewhere around the end of the life of the T-4X, the T-4's that were in stock, where unpacked and converted into T-4X's by adding the VFO sub-assembly. The serial number stayed the same, as it was already stamped on the chassis, carton, etc. 73, Bill --- On Mon, 3/14/11, Kihwal Lee <kih...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Kihwal Lee <kih...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Drakelist] Strange serial number > To: drakelist@zerobeat.net > Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 12:35 PM > Dear Fellow Drake Addicts, > > I have come across a T-4X, which appears to be one of the > latest of its kind. > From the lower side, it looks exactly like T-4XB, but the > filters are grey T-4X > filters. The final cage is also black and the front panel > is of regular T-4X, > except for the main tuning knob, which is of B-series type. > Before looking > inside, I thought the knob was "upgraded" later, but I am > not so sure now. The > PTO shaft has the lock ring that is required for this type > of knobs. So the PTO > is of B-series type. > > One thing that I haven't quite figured out is about its > serial number. It's > -0274. I think it should be something like 14xxx or > 15xxx, but it has this > strange number instead. You can see its QC tag here: > > http://kihwal.fayoly.net/ham/T4Xser.jpg > > Instead of stamped date of the usual QC tags found on Drake > rigs, it's > handwritten and missing the year. I am guessing 1967. > > > Does anyone know about this kind of ser# and what it > means? > > Thanks, > Kihwal K9SUL > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > Drakelist@zerobeat.net > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
