EB5AGV's Workbench: Drake TR-4 restoration

Will this rig ever come back to the air?

Drake TR-4

This page is devoted to my Drake TR-4 transceiver restoration project.

I got this unit as a gift and, as you can see, in pretty bad shape. But, curiously enough, this kind of project rigs is what I enjoy more to restore :-)


Unit as received

These are some pictures of the unit as I got it:

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4

Drake TR-4


Needed parts

There are some obvious missing parts:

Some other parts will be needed as restoration advances.

Any help getting these missing parts will be welcomed!


More to come soon... keep tuned!


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