Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
It just happened that in exchange for an undisclosed amount of cash and the promise to give it a good home, some old Drake radio gear and other random Ham Radio stuff, suddenly landed in the back of my truck,...
In this series we mainly cover the Drake TR7A, the PS7 and the MN2700, plus some Drake accessories. the entire collection of VHF/UHF radios will be very likely another series.
Most items were obviously stored in semi ideal conditions, now suffering from corrosion, mold, dust, dead animals and cobwebs.
A quick wash down revealed that the owner must have well cared for it, not many dents and nicks, so it looks like there is a good base for a second life.
According to the last owner, the TR7 lineup was bought new by his father (production date is mid 1981, SN 10595) and used until he passed away in 1997. Everything was stored since then.
At some time in 1994/95, the rig must have suffered from a serious lightning stroke, damaging the transceiver the PS and the tuner, original parts were ordered from Drake, units repaired (as far as i could see, well done) and used until he finally went QRT.
The mission is to bring at least the Drake line back to it's former glory.... (i am still looking for an L7 or L75 basket case ... but i think such thing does not really exist,.....:-) .... my trusty FL2100 will do the same job with our annoying 400W limit, just does not look as nice as the real thing.
As i just moved house, I still do have some free shelf space waiting for exactly that .....
Status by the end of this video is that we can tune, transmit a carrier and hear receiver noise with the help of some jumper wires.
Still a long way to go, but it looks quite promising, so stay tuned as there were quite a few interesting faults to deal with along the line.
(c) 2019
dynoguy.co.uk
It just happened that in exchange for an undisclosed amount of cash and the promise to give it a good home, some old Drake radio gear and other random Ham Radio stuff, suddenly landed in the back of my truck,...
In this series we mainly cover the Drake TR7A, the PS7 and the MN2700, plus some Drake accessories. the entire collection of VHF/UHF radios will be very likely another series.
Most items were obviously stored in semi ideal conditions, now suffering from corrosion, mold, dust, dead animals and cobwebs.
A quick wash down revealed that the owner must have well cared for it, not many dents and nicks, so it looks like there is a good base for a second life.
According to the last owner, the TR7 lineup was bought new by his father (production date is mid 1981, SN 10595) and used until he passed away in 1997. Everything was stored since then.
At some time in 1994/95, the rig must have suffered from a serious lightning stroke, damaging the transceiver the PS and the tuner, original parts were ordered from Drake, units repaired (as far as i could see, well done) and used until he finally went QRT.
The mission is to bring at least the Drake line back to it's former glory.... (i am still looking for an L7 or L75 basket case ... but i think such thing does not really exist,.....:-) .... my trusty FL2100 will do the same job with our annoying 400W limit, just does not look as nice as the real thing.
As i just moved house, I still do have some free shelf space waiting for exactly that .....
Status by the end of this video is that we can tune, transmit a carrier and hear receiver noise with the help of some jumper wires.
Still a long way to go, but it looks quite promising, so stay tuned as there were quite a few interesting faults to deal with along the line.
(c) 2019
dynoguy.co.uk
