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Best Tube-Type Transceiver?
Well, if you ever get the opportunity....get a nice TR4C!
I have an SB303, 301 and an SB102. They are mint 'keepers', but they are just light years away from the overall quality and performance of the TR4's ....Dave wrote in message ps.com... On Jul 10, 6:36 pm, "Dave Edwards" wrote: The last of the tube TR4's had 1 khz readout.....and a WHOLE lot more repeatable, and end to end accurate then the SB102!! ...Dave Yes. Good point. I don't own Drake except for a 2B/2BQ that's been in storage for 35 years. Don't know a lot about them, never operated a TR. Overall though, the SB-102 package, as part of the Heath SB system which includes several amps, scopes, etc., was the premier 1960s/1970s set up. The weakness of the SB's was the mechanical build quality and the mechanical alignment. Drake PTO vs. Heath LMO is an interesting comparison. My SB-102 is not seen bench time yet but I've had an SB-303 (same solid state LMO albeit without the tubes nearby) on a frequency counter for a week. The drift measured in the few tens of Hz! This was in an un- airconditioned room. |
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