Description: Looking for a really nice Drake R-4 receiver in near mint condition? Well, so long it was nice knowing you! That's right, this is NOT it, BUT this one, at least, seems to work well and has a boatload of extra band crystals. It's one of the very first ones produced, SN 0038! Maybe the 1st few days! The video shows it working on 40M with about a 25 ft wire antenna going outside. It either received stations on all the regular bands, or easily heard a nearby sig gen. No extra bands were tested. This radio WILL need some cleaning up and general maintenance like cleaning / tightening up the RCA phono plug connectors on the back. They tend to get a little intermittent over use/time. I didn't test any tubes except replace the 6BZ6 which looked well worn. Smooth tuning! The radio has a calibrator, but when in the cal position, the S-meter just pegs with no sound heard, so there's an issue there. Someone installed an old Heathkit fused AC plug on it! The can filter cap has been replaced by a previous owner with tubular caps underneath. The front panel shows some wear around the bandwidth switch (which works fine). There are a few extra holes drilled in the cabinet, 2 of which are covered with black tape, and the cabinet screws don't match. Did I cover everything? Hope so,, but there could be some minor details I missed on the rather #0038 historical radio. Thanks to ebay/PayPal's current draconian policies regarding returns, we will no longer sell most items as working, but rather "officially" as parts, not working. Also, thanks to the same policies, we will no longer ship directly to any country other than the US. Any overseas buyers must buy thru the ebay shipping program. Everything is sold AS-IS; NO WARRANTIES offered on anything. The purchaser, upon receipt, might not agree as to our assessment of condition, but that's what it was HERE and it's being sold officially for parts or not working. It may or may not work at all when you get it! NO RETURNS or REFUNDS! If you do not agree with these terms DO NOT BUY IT!
Price: 245 USD
Location: Spring Hill, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-05T00:32:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Drake
Type: HF Receiver
Model: R-4
