Scott K6AUS gets a Drake 2-B from Steve KW4H

 

Serial 10219, after refurbishment by Steve KW4H, with the 2-BQ he sent as well perched on top.

https://nomadiq.net/blog/post/a-drake-2b-from-kw4h

For many years, Scott K6AUS has been doing the mathematical analysis of serial numbers on the Drake 2-B receiver.   His work has been based on mathematics developed during WWII to let the allies know -- just from serial numbers -- how many tanks the Nazis had.  Scott's analysis and the gathering of Drake 2-B serial numbers has been going on since May 2011.  See: https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-many-drake-2-bs-german-tank-problem.html

and for a Scott's presentation of the math: 

https://nomadiq.net/blog/post/how-many-drake-2bs-were-ever-made

We were saddened to learn that in spite of all this work, Scott K6AUS did not have a Drake 2-B himself. Steve KW4H stepped forward to correct this.  Steve refurbished a 2-B and sent it to Scott.  FB Steve. See the link above. 

We have been chronicling Steve's work on this partictular Drake 2-B.  Steve also wrote an excellent two part article on this receiver for Electric Radio magazine. Part I recently went out. Part II is coming. 

Thanks to Scott for all his analysis of the serial numbers.  And thanks to Steve for his amazing generosity.