[Boatanchors] FS dirty Drake 2-B
W0DXZ at aol.com
W0DXZ at aol.com
Mon Jul 19 19:06:30 EDT 2004
For sale: very dirty Drake 2-B,,, chassis corroded (rusted?) along the
bottom, lots and lots of corrosion and dirt, not all can be easily cleaned up. It
will never be a super clean radio, because of the dirty chassis. Black case
has been repainted, it looks like, and even it is rusty on the inside. Looks
like maybe the thing got wet at some time and sat with moisture along the
bottom rails. ? Regular crystal pack, plus 30M and a short wave crystal. Needs
alignment, I think as it hears on 80-40, 30, 10, but not on 15-20 meters.
Comes with what looks like a home brew crystal calibrator.
This radio can be made to hear well, is a good radio to listen with, but
will never be collector quality because of the rusty bottom chassis rails.
Sold as described, $100, plus shipping, still a bargain for a 2-B. Just
doesn't have a pretty copper chassis.
I bought it from a guy in FL whom we have all heard of, who described it as
"excellent" when I bought it. Excellent it is not. Works though!
Bob W0DXZ
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