[Hallicrafters] TR-7A

[DAN COTSIRILOS]

I THANK ALL WHO RESPONDED TO MY QUESTION. YOU GUYS KNOW YOUR STUFF. THE
GENERAL CONSENSUS IS IT IS A TR-7 UPDATED AT THE FACTORY TO A TR-7A AND THAT
IS WHAT I THINK TOO. THE INPUT I GOT REALLY HELPED ME WITH THIS PROBLEM.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Oberloh" <wa0kds at arrl.net>
To: "DAN COTSIRILOS" <dcsfree at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] TR-7A


> Hi Dan and all that read this,
>
> If you have a TR-7 with all the options you have a TR-7A .  Drake would
> retrofit TR-7's and make them into TR-7A's from the factory.  There was
> only one circuit change which was not a plug-in  which was a protection
> diode on the input and of course then there was the piece of mylar that
> slips into the front naming the unit as a TR-7A.
>
> The serial  tag on the back will tell you if the unit was originally a
> TR-7 or TR-7A because that piece was not changed.     I have a TR-7 that
> was turned into a TR-7A.  Drake sent a manual with a sticker in it that
> stated that the unit had been factory configured as a TR-7A from a TR-7.
>
> So now how about a post about all the Collins KWM-2's that have been
> changed into KWM-2A's and changed from wing to round emblem for the sole
> purpose of  resale value.
>
> I bet you that nobody every made a fake SX-88.
>
> Ron WA0KDS
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> DAN COTSIRILOS wrote:
>
> >HEY GUYS CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT?  HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF A DRAKE TR-7
> >BEING COUNTERFEITED INTO A TR-7A?  DAN
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