Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5
From: "Lars E. Pettersson" 


"Lars E. Pettersson"  made an utterence to
the drakelist gang
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On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 01:40, Ron Baker wrote:
> Jim,   the TR5 is a fine radio and works well and was to be the solid state
> replacement for the TR4 series.  I think the reason for the high value
> is its a rare item to find.   Drake only manufactured 517 units,  as
> compared to around 3000 or more TR7's.

Shouldn't that be around 13000 TR7's? Judging from the serial numbers of
the TR7's?

>   Of those 517 TR5's built we believe a large number of them
> (estimated around 200 units) were lost as sea while being shipped to
> South America.    

Interesting! Didn't know that.

Have both a TR7/R7 and a TR5/RV7, both stations work very well.

73 de Lars, sm6rpz
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Lars E. Pettersson 
http://www.sm6rpz.se/
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