FW: [Drake] SW-4 S/N UPDATE

[Orlando J. Palmer KP4CY]

Hi

I have a SW-4A  SN:1247 R4B dial with the Radio New York WW logo
in excellent conditions. Cooper chassis almost mint

73 de KP4CY / Orlando B. Palmer


To: W8DRZ at aol.com; Drake at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Drake] SW-4 S/N UPDATE


I have sn 2904. R4C dial without the Radio New York WW logo (thankfully).
Restored it last summer. Was rusted badly.
Jim
WA8SDF


> From: W8DRZ at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:53:54 EST
> To: Drake at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Drake] SW-4 S/N UPDATE
>
> SW-4 S/N UPDATE....
>
> So far I have received 17 e-mails from SW-4 / SW-4A
> owners. Every scrap of information helps with sorting
> out this Drake puzzle.
>
> I don't have enough information yet to do a serial  Number breakdown of
the
> SW-4A versions but I do have
> news on the SW-4.
>
> A SW-4A with a serial number of 230 has been reported. This is most
> interesting as I own SW-4 S/N 225. With only 4 radios between the first
> version
> and the reported "A"version.
>
> This would indicate that a much smaller number of SW-4's
> may have been built making it perhaps the rarest Drake
> production radio known.
>
> As of yet I have not heard of a SW-4 with a S/N greater than 225 or a
SW-4A
> of less than 230.
>
> Make's one wonder where they meet, hi hi.
>
> More to come
>
> 73
>
> Jim - W8DRZ
>
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