Drake R-4C

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

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Image: hamandhifi.com

Name/Title

Drake R-4C

Description

HF Ham Band Receiver (General Coverage Receiver)

Category

Receiver, HF Ham Band, Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

R. L. Drake Company

Date made

1973 - 1979

General Notes

Note

QST, Mar 1973, p. 119. (R-4C) QST, Apr 1975, p. 97. QST, Apr 1976, p. 103. (extra space for WARC bands) QST, Dec 1977, p. 152. The R-4C mirrored the basic appearance of its 4-Line predecessors, but it was a very different receiver. The new triple-conversion model used an 8 kHz wide roofing filter in the first IF at 5645 kHz. The 5695 kHz second IF had a standard 2.4 kHz crystal filter and space for three optional crystal filters ranging in bandwidth from .25-6 kHz. Two L/C circuits in the 50 kHz third IF followed. The pass band tuning had been changed from mechanical to electrical. Additional flexibility was added to the AVC circuit.