[Boatanchors] The mystery of the Swan SW-4A receiver is solved!

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I'm pretty sure that the SW-4 is a better performer
than the Drake PRN-1000 I recently bought!

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
OKlahoma City, OK

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> From: Brian at VE3UU.com
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:47:04 -0500
> Subject: [Boatanchors] The mystery of the Swan SW-4A receiver is solved!
>
> Thanks gang.
>
> The mysterious Swan SW-4A receiver is, indeed, a Drake SW-4A as many of you
> suspected (pointed out actually!)..
>
> I suspect that what happened was that when I saw the word "Drake" on the
> front panel, I had a brain fart and equated the word "Drake" with a "male
> duck" which looks somewhat like a swan. That's my story and I'm sticking to
> it. :>)
>
> It's in absolutely pristine condition and has the label on the front panel
> reading "Designed especially for Radio New York Worldwide." I've had it on
> the bench and I'm hearing signals in the 1 - 2 microvolt range so it seems
> to be in fine operating condition. All the crystals are there and it's very
> clean inside.
>
> Someone pointed out that it's an AM only radio which is a bit of a pity but
> it will make someone a very nice BC SWL rig.
>
> Thanks to all those who helped me find the obvious. I take more care before
> jumping to conclusions in the future although jumping to conclusions and
> pushing my luck is about all the exercise I get these days.
>
> Brian/VE3UU
> www.VE3UU.com