From: "DAN COTSIRILOS" 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5


"DAN COTSIRILOS"  made an
utterence to the drakelist gang
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They must of started with 1000?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Tart" 
To: "Ron Baker" ; "JR DOOLEY"
;

Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5


>
> "Dave Tart"  made an utterence to the
drakelist gang
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> Something funny here I have a Drake TR-5  Serial number 0001473 does this
> serial number include the year??? or were there 1473 of these made???
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Baker" 
> To: "JR DOOLEY" ;

> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5
>
>
> >
> > "Ron Baker"  made an
utterence to the drakelist gang
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> > Jim,  as I understood it they were on their way to South America and the
> > ship sank before it arrived.      I've heard the quantity was more like
> 100
> > units rather than the 200 units I heard about.     I've also heard from
> > other saying those radios arrived but were destroyed shortly
there-after.
> > Not sure if anyone knows or has the real story, and there are probably
> other
> > variations, but in all probability a large quantity were taken out of
> > service which makes those remaining of the 517 Drake built even more
> > collectable.
> >
> > Ron / WB4HFN
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "JR DOOLEY" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5
> >
> >
> > >
> > > "JR DOOLEY"  made an
utterence to the drakelist gang
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> > > The TR5 is a great radio.
> > >
> > > Unlike the TR7(A), the TR5 has great receive audio and I can listen to
> it
> > > for hours on end without fatigue. It is frequency stable, and the
power
> > > output is just right for driving a small amp.
> > >
> > > If I could have only one Drake HF radio, the TR5 would be it.
> > >
> > > What's the story on a large quantity of these radios being sunk?
> > >
> > > Win Dooley W5JAG
> > > Fort Smith, Arkansas
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Ron Baker" 
> > > >To: "James E. Lanier" ,
> > 
> > > >Subject: Re: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5
> > > >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:40:16 -0400
> > > >
> > > >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.   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.
> > > >
> > > >73,  Ron / WB4HFN
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > > >   From: James E. Lanier
> > > >   To: drakelist{at}www.zerobeat.net
> > > >   Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:32 PM
> > > >   Subject: [drakelist] pricing and the TR-5
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   I checked out the link 
http://www.wb4hfn.com/DrakePricing.htm and
> was
> > > >please to see that my rig (TR-5) is apparently valuable.
> > > >   It seems to be as valuable as the tr-7 . To what do
you attribute
> > this?
> > > >
> > > >   Jim N4BPM
> > > >   www.chemroc.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > On Behalf of "JR DOOLEY" 

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