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| Reviews Summary for Drake TR5 Transceiver |
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Reviews: 5
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Average rating: 4.4/5
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MSRP: $795.00
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Description: Solid state Transceiver
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More info: http://www.rldrake.com
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IK0YKM
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 29, 2008 04:23
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Great radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Simply fantastic for what it offers the Drake.
Better.. with optional filter installed.
Look at:
http://www.wb4hfn.com/DRAKE/OperatorPictures/IK0YKM-Page02.htm
Best regards
Henry
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AD3G
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 21, 2007 21:06
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Great Classic
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Nice receiver,gets good audio reports. Shame it doesn't have the passband control like the TR7,but still a great little rig. Tough one to find, Drake didn't make very many. Looks like a TR7's baby brother,but lacks the general coverage capability. I've owned mine 9 years,and never had any problems with it,and it gets used regularly,so reliable design & build are typical Drake quality.
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TUBEGUY
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 2, 2006 12:43
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Nice Radio!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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With the exception of no passband tuning like the TR7...this is one GREAT rig. Stable VFO,good construction,gets GREAT audio reports with either a Shure 444 or an Astatic D104. Solidly built,and easy to listen to...very nice reciever.
Unlike the previous poster,I must disagree with him wholeheartedly...circuit boards don't look "home brew" ??,the two I own have no birdies,wierd noises or the intermodulation problems that he seems to be experiencing. If this was a 1-10 rating scale rather than a 1-5,I would give it an honest nine,due to lack of general coverage recvr and no passband tuning. It's construction rivals anything made overseas today.
It's most definitly a keeper radio and a good every day "driver". I'd like to find a third one just to keep for a spare,but they're very difficult to find,due to their rarity.
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IK4CIE
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Rating: 2/5
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Aug 25, 2006 15:21
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not good
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Hello, i have the TR5 and used it for about 5 months but i noted some faults.
1) very poor internal design of the boards and interconnections, as home-brew one
2) the receiver work with plenty of birds, strange sounds, intermodulations etc. etc. so very bad receiver.
3) transmitter work normally, not great but work.
I suggest you to buy only for vintage design but not use it for HF traffic... hi ....
Regards, Vittorio ik4cie
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VE3NYZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 27, 2005 15:46
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A rare classic!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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One of the last solid state ham transceivers produced by Drake. The rig was built very well and preformed well for the price. Not very many were made when production was stopped by 1984.
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