[Drake] Very few TR-5's produced in the first place.

[Lars E. Pettersson]

On 02/12/2005 09:30 PM, WA2JJH at aol.com wrote:
>     The TR-5 is not too similar to the TR-7. However  the VFO is DDS. They 
> also use hetrodyne crystals for each of the ham  bands.

The TR5 VFO is a PTO, just as the one in the TR7. The PTO is, as you 
say, heterodyned with a set of crystals. No PLL, DDS, or anything, just 
a plain VFO and crystals mixed ( = low phase noise.)

> TX and RX audio is all Drake. Too bad about the limited 2nd IF filter  
> selection. 500hz CW?

You have the selection of two filters, the 2.3 kHz, and one optional, 
could be 500 Hz, or whatever you chose. Mine is 500 Hz.

>      Just curious....if one of you O.M.'s would not  mind. What are TR-5's 
> selling for ????

I bought mine from Denmark for, if I remember correctly, the equivalent 
of $400, inculding the PS5 power supply and a non-Drake mic.

Regarding a service manual, as far as I know there is only an 
instruction manual with a circuit diagram (just as was the case with the 
4-series, for example.)

73 de Lars, sm6rpz
-- 
Lars E. Pettersson <lars at homer.se>
http://www.sm6rpz.se/