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

[Eric A. Cottrell]

Hello,

I had a 2B with the Q-Multipler. I would hunt for crystals at the 
fleamarkets for various utility bands as well as Shortwave.

I liked the 2B case better than the grey hammer tone case of the 2C. I 
have not seen a 2A.

73 Eric

On 18-Dec-21 7:05 PM, Andy Wallace wrote:
> 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!
>
> --
> Season’s Greetings de k1jbd
> bammi
>
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