Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Please Put Drake 2-B Serial Numbers Here!

Let the count begin! Folks have been sending in Drake 2-B serial numbers. They've been coming in via the blog, via e-mail, twitter tweets, Facebook messages, carrier pigeons, etc. I'm afraid I might miss some precious numbers. So let's put them here. If you have some, and I don't have them below, you can post them as a comment to this blog post. When we get enough, we'll turn them over to Scott, K6AUS, for analysis using the same mathematics used to determine the number of German tanks during WWII.

Mine: 11976
Aramand's three (scandalous to have THREE!): 2599, 5149, and 12038
WB4NCT's: 8682
From Rogier's e-bay search: 8069
Another from Rogier: 5153
More from Rogier: 11222, 9041, 9180
From WB4HFN's web site (thanks Rogier!): 2008, 4025, 9289, 11059, 12060
WA5DJJ's: 5254
N5JKY's: 10616
Stephen NM7J / HS0ZHB 12955, 10328
Pete, VE2XPL's: 8873
WA5BDU's: 4950
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12 comments:

  1. Jeff Davis, KE9VJuly 13, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Bill,

    Thought you might like to know that Donnie, WA9TGT has resumed his Drake replacement parts business. He can be found online at: http://www.2bradioparts.com/

    73, Jeff KE9V

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  2. Mike W5RSTJuly 14, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Serial number 10616 here.

    73,
    Mike N5JKY
    Oklahoma City

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  3. AnonymousJuly 27, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Gary KJ7RT # 6152
    Sun City, AZ USA

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  4. AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Hi Bill

    Saw this and thought I better add mine, #6373...
    All the best
    Kevin
    ZL3KE

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  5. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Hi Bill

    I have #2532 - an early 2B.
    If the radio does not have the "red" scale slider button, you are in the running for one of the oldest 2B Receivers.

    I also own ##4226 with slider button.

    Harv
    WA3EIB

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  6. Jim StratigosSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Serial number 7856 here at Dogstar Observatory. Also have beautiful matching 2BQ.

    http://gallery.me.com/jstratigos/100595

    Jim Stratigos
    WB4HYY
    www.dogstar-observatory.com

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  7. UnknownMarch 15, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    I have serial number 2258, with the matching 2B Q-multiplier/speaker. Bought it around 1963, used, from Universal Radio, when they were on Third street in Columbus, OH. Just got it out of mothballs, and it fired right up! After hitting all the tube sockets and switches with tuner cleaner, it seems to be hearing great! Ugly thing - I love it. ;-)

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  8. UnknownMarch 15, 2013 at 1:30 PM

    P.S. Call is W5JA...

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  9. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 11:16 PM

    My 2B is serial number 6541.
    Steve, W0GSQ

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  10. AnonymousNovember 27, 2014 at 3:41 PM

    Have Dad's old 2B with matching 2B Q-multiplier/speaker. Serial number 2046 (two-zero-four-six).

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  11. PatrickMarch 25, 2021 at 6:32 PM

    Drake 2B Serial number 10206.
    Patrick W9PDS

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  12. LOUDFASTNovember 14, 2021 at 1:55 PM

    Checking in with our 2B, no. 11093, which just today was re-capped and will soon be put into service in our club station, W1STR at New England Sci-Tech (Natick, MA).

    Rusty K1FVK

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