[bars] WTB: Drake 2 series (a/b/c) crystals, crystal calibrator

[Andy Wallace]

Bammi, what a wonderful message to read today! Guess what, I just took my own Drake 2-B off the shelf the other day and dusted ten years of cruft and cat hairs out of it. Next comes some tube pin and contact cleaning. 

But coincidentally I reread the 2-B manual section on using auxiliary crystals in the band A thru E crystal sockets. I had stuffed five crystals in there but now realize I had mismarked some for the ranges they cover. 

The manual highlights the fact that a single crystal can cover two ranges by moving from one socket to another. 

With that in mind, I ordered 100 crystals from ebay, cheap, for 13.5 MHz.  This will cover 9.4-10.0 MHz in the B socket and 17.0-17.6 MHz in the D socket. 9.4 is a busy SWL band (31m) and 17.0 is below the 17m SWL band but you might catch some outlying broadcasters. 

The catch is these are not the large cased HC-6/U crystals but the narrow wire lead HC-18. However by bending the leads and folding them over they will fit in the socket. Or adapt to some .050” pins and plug in. 

Anyway send me a SASE with two stamps on it and I’ll mail you one. Good in QRZ. And same goes for other BARS folks with a 2-B. 

And folks, if you have not heard one of these powerful and small 1960s era receivers, have a look at this demo here. 

https://youtu.be/953dyNgizYM

This will give you a taste of what it can do. Three filters, passband tuning, readout to one kHz, and wonderful sound on SSB, CW, and even AM. 

Andy
KA1GTT

On Dec 17, 2021, at 5:50 PM, Jwahar Bammi via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:


I am trying to give a Drake 2B some TLC, looking for Drake 2 series crystals, Ham or Broadcast bands and also for a crystal calibrator. Reasonable amounts of money/beer/coffee/tea can change hands!

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Season’s Greetings de k1jbd
bammi
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