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When the Drake Twins Light Up, It’s an Air Raid Warning

When the Drake Twins light up, it’s not a flex — it’s an air raid warning. This is the legendary Drake B-Line station: the R-4B receiver and T-4XB transmitter. Manufactured in the late 1960s and early 1970s, these twins still command respect today — with glowing tubes, high voltage and “THAT DRAKE AUDIO”, a sound that modern SDRs can’t touch. In this video, I put the Drake Twins through their paces. We’ll cover: ✅ The design and engineering that made Drake a household name in amateur radio. ✅ How the R-4B + T-4XB stack up against today’s SDRs and appliance radios. ✅ Why real radios still glow and why that matters for Real Ham Operators. If you’re here for real radios, real power and real engineering, you’re in the right place. 📡 Subscribe to [Real Ham Radio - VK3USA] for more deep dives into Collins, Drake, Kenwood, JRC, Emtron, Ameritron and the gear that defined Amateur Radio. 👇 Drop a comment — what’s your take: are SDRs the future, or do the Twins still rule the shack? *** This channel is a personal hobby project by VK3USA. All content reflects my own views and interests in amateur radio and vintage electronics. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or representative of any organisation.