[Drakelist] Six Meter Options
Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
Kevin, Drake made the TR-6. They are a bit hard to find, therefore very expensive. They do, however, seem to work quite well and are good receivers. Heathkit made one, but the number is escaping, but it's like an SB-110. That also seems to be a good rig. Both will be old in the tooth and need some TLC. 73, Don, WB5HAK___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
Drake gave you two avenues, the TR6, a TR4 strictly for 6 meters, and the TC6/CC1 combo, a 6 meter transverter and a receive convertor.? Prices for the TR6 used to be astronomical, but seems to have settle down.? The TC6 and CC1's prices still seem to be high.? (The CC1 accomodated 2 and 6 meter receive convertors and an xtal calibrator) ? 73 Lee WB6SSW -Original Message- From: Kevin Nathan lt;k...@comcast.netgt; To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 10:50 am Subject: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options Hi All, ? First of all, happy New Year to everyone!? Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. ? Now to my question.? I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much.? I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities.? I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest.? I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM.? My question is, what did Drake offer along that line?? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? ? Thanks and very 73. ? Kevin :) Amateur Radio:? K7RX ? ? ___ 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
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
Drake had the best 6m radio of all... The TR6. They didn't make many. Good luck finding one. -Original Message- From: Kevin Nathan k...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 1:49 PM To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
The Swan 250 and 250c are far less expensive and perform fairly well. -Original Message- From: Don Cunningham wb5...@martineer.net Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 2:03 PM To: k...@comcast.net; drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options Kevin, Drake made the TR-6. They are a bit hard to find, therefore very expensive. They do, however, seem to work quite well and are good receivers. Heathkit made one, but the number is escaping, but it's like an SB-110. That also seems to be a good rig. Both will be old in the tooth and need some TLC. 73, Don, WB5HAK___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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You might also consider Clegg equipment. The Clegg 66er is a decent AM rig. The Thor 6 is even better, but be sure to get both the RF box and the power supply/modulator. 73, Steve WA9JML On 12/31/2010 12:49 PM, Kevin Nathan wrote: Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ 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
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
I had the Hallicrafters SR-46A (seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/wb5kcm/4731666966/). Probably not a great rig for DX, but for local ragchews it was fine. I had the two meter version also. Chuck, K1OM On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steve Berg wa9...@tbc.net wrote: You might also consider Clegg equipment. The Clegg 66er is a decent AM rig. The Thor 6 is even better, but be sure to get both the RF box and the power supply/modulator. 73, Steve WA9JML On 12/31/2010 12:49 PM, Kevin Nathan wrote: Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ 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 ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
I have a TR-6 (Serial Number 300) with very scarce Drake Noise Blanker, AC-4, and Drake Speaker. I wonder how much my station would be worth?? From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Bry Carling Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 11:25 AM To: k...@comcast.net; drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options Drake had the best 6m radio of all... The TR6. They didn't make many. Good luck finding one. From: Kevin Nathan k...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 1:49 PM To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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How about the Polycom 6N2, or Gonset Gooney Box II or III ? 73 Gene K1NR On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:33:13 -0600 Steve Berg wa9...@tbc.net wrote: You might also consider Clegg equipment. The Clegg 66er is a decent AM rig. The Thor 6 is even better, but be sure to get both the RF box and the power supply/modulator. 73, Steve WA9JML On 12/31/2010 12:49 PM, Kevin Nathan wrote: Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ 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 - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
Hi Kevin, I was very active on 6 meter AM in 57-59. I used a Globe Scout 680 with my HQ-140-X and an International Crystal 6 meter converter with a 5 element Hy Gain beam on a 20 foot pole in my back yard and had good success with it. My rig was pretty typical of the time, so if you want to simulate a 50's era 6 meter station, go with a transmitter-receiver/converter combination. The only sort-of transceiver I remember from then was the Gonset Communicator, but of course it wasn't really a transceiver as it was a transmitter, receiver, and power supply in the same box. The other commercial six meter transmitters I remember from back then were the plate modulated Lettine 242 (what I always wanted) and the Johnson 6N2 with an 829B that borrowed it's power and modulator from a companion Viking Ranger, Viking I, or Viking II. It seems I remember a lot of homebrew transmitters from back then too. The International Crystal 6 meter converters were popular because they were cheap and worked pretty well. The one we all wanted back then though, but couldn't afford, was the Tapetone XC-50. If you can find one of those, grab onto it. I'd recommend the Swan 250 for SSB, but only because I have lots of Swan experience and none whatsoever with the TR-6 although I'm highly confident it's as good, or very probably better. One thing the Swan 250 has going for it though is that it uses a pair of relatively plentiful and cheap 6146's rather than the sometimes hard to find and ridiculously expensive sweep tubes that were so popular in the 70's. VY 73, Tony K4KYO At 01:49 PM 12/31/2010, you wrote: Hi All, First of all, happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for your help and advice throughout the year. Now to my question. I now have a C line station running well and I like it very much. I use it primarily on AM and really like the vintage radio activities. I now have two other AM stations one of which I am going to sell at an upcoming ham fest. I am active on a six meter AM group here and would like to land some sort of vintage six meter station, preferably some sort of transceiver that will work well on true AM. My question is, what did Drake offer along that line? If not Drake, what else might you recommend to me? Thanks and very 73. Kevin :) Amateur Radio: K7RX ___ 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
Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options
I've been tracking Drake gear (and some boat anchors and other gear that I might someday have in interest in) on ebay. On the TR-6 I have 17 closed transactions in the spreadsheet. The Average price is $581; the lowest price was $180 and the highest price was $950. A recent unit with AC-4 and MS-4 went for $457. I didn't note whether or not it had the noise blanker. 73, -Doug, W7KF http://www.w7kf.com John Hudson wrote: I have a TR-6 (Serial Number 300) with very scarce Drake Noise Blanker, AC-4, and Drake Speaker. I wonder how much my station would be worth?? ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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Thanks Doug I've had mixed emotions since I traded my Henry 6N2 amp for the TR-6 station.. I got it from the original owner who's a non-smoker and the radio works great. Thanks again, John. - Original Message - From: Doug Smith [W7KF] d...@w7kf.com To: John Hudson; drakelist@zerobeat.net drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Fri Dec 31 15:12:07 2010 Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Six Meter Options I've been tracking Drake gear (and some boat anchors and other gear that I might someday have in interest in) on ebay. On the TR-6 I have 17 closed transactions in the spreadsheet. The Average price is $581; the lowest price was $180 and the highest price was $950. A recent unit with AC-4 and MS-4 went for $457. I didn't note whether or not it had the noise blanker. 73, -Doug, W7KF http://www.w7kf.com John Hudson wrote: I have a TR-6 (Serial Number 300) with very scarce Drake Noise Blanker, AC-4, and Drake Speaker. I wonder how much my station would be worth?? ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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We need AB5L and the FMLA on this discussion! RIP Mike John K5MO ___ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
