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| Reviews Summary for Drake TR-22C |
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Reviews: 4
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Average rating: 4.0/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: This 2-meter FM radio was a combination mobile/portable, with an internal battery pack. Crystal controlled, it offered an alternative to the less-stable (or more expensive) handhelds of the mid-1970s, and was later distributed by Kenwood. A modern-day echo is the Yaesu FT-817 HF/VHF/UHF, which shares the basic design of a small mobile with battery pack.
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N4KC
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Rating: 4/5
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Apr 16, 2008 08:34
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300,000 miles!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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And remember, it had an internal telescoping antenna, too. I mounted mine on the side of the driver's seat in my VW bus, drove a 50-watt amp, and ran two-meter mobile all over the country...at least 300,000 miles over six or seven years. Of course, every town had the more typical repeaters -- 76, 82, 88, and 94 -- with no tone encoding so crystals and tones were no issue.
Like so many vintage radios, this one was a 4 or 5 in its day but more a novelty today. Even the tiniest HT has 5 watts, wide frequency coverage, multi bands, etc. Still wish I had my TR-22C, though!
Don N4KC
www.n4kc.com
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N7TRZ
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Rating: 3/5
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Apr 15, 2008 16:33
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12 channel 1W crystal FM transportable
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Plenty of crystal slots and acceptable performance. Was marketed when spacing was 30Khz so the filter is a tad wide for urban locales (the local 96 machine opens the squelch when on the 94 channel from 20 miles away, but it is a wide area repeater). Trimmers on transmit crystals only. Easy to update to the latest battery chemistry and they will charge in the radio when on DC.
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AE5J
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 13, 2007 16:06
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Early VHF Excellence
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have one in my hands as I write this. I inherited it from N5BKT (my silent key dad). This is a great little radio and still works. I cannot remember exactly how much he paid for it. I think around $150.00 new.
It is a great little radio even though it is crystal controlled. I still remember the looks my dad got carrying the thing around though - it is not really a hand-held. More like a two-hands-held! It has a carry strap for the shoulder. This one still monitors the same local repeater it has covered since the day he bought it.
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K1LDS
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Rating: 4/5
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Jun 13, 2006 01:03
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Classic design
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Though larger, it was more reliable than the contemporary ham handhelds. It would run directly from 12VDC or the AA-cell pack. For disaster and Field Day this was an excellent radio. When I first saw the FT-817 it was obvious that the Drake had been the direct inspiration.
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