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
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
Serial number 10616 here. 73, Mike N5JKY Oklahoma City
Gary KJ7RT # 6152 Sun City, AZ USA
Hi Bill Saw this and thought I better add mine, #6373… All the best Kevin ZL3KE
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
Serial number 7856 here at Dogstar Observatory. Also have beautiful matching 2BQ. http://gallery.me.com/jstratigos/100595 Jim Stratigos WB4HYY http://www.dogstar-observatory.com
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. 😉
P.S. Call is W5JA…
My 2B is serial number 6541. Steve, W0GSQ
Have Dad’s old 2B with matching 2B Q-multiplier/speaker. Serial number 2046 (two-zero-four-six).
Drake 2B Serial number 10206. Patrick W9PDS
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