[IRCA] FS: Drake R8B receiver (cheap!)

[Steve Ratzlaff <ratzlaffsteve@xxxxxxxxx>]

I will sell this Drake R8B general coverage receiver for $330 shipped to 
USA addresses (lower 48). S/N 9F12940039. Other locations pay additional 
for postage but are welcome to reply. Reply off-list to me, 
ratzlaffsteve@xxxxxxxxxx
I will take requests to purchase this, and won't just take the first 
person to respond. I reserve the right to choose who to sell it to. It 
would help if you mentioned why you'd like to buy it. Being an AM DXer 
would be a big plus, of course. I figure it will cost about $30 for 
shipping. So other places than USA-lower 48, shipping will be the extra 
cost from my $30 estimate, added to $330. Paypal preferred; cash, check, 
money order accepted, please state your preference. Checks will hold 
until cleared.
Now the rest of the story. An outfit in Israel has been dumping R8B's on 
eBay the past year; almost all have various problems including physical 
damage. I picked one that said it had tuning problems, figuring I'd have 
fun repairing it. (Shipping was an additional $100 to USA.) When I 
received it, I really couldn't find any problem with the tuning. The 
front panel had some scrapes that were mostly covered up simply with a 
Magic Marker over them. All functions, modes, everything, worked. 
Sensitivity was about equal with my Icom R75. I did eventually find one 
electrical problem and that was relatively minor--I never tried to fix 
that. That problem is when you tune to 14 MHz the display comes up with 
all 7's. (7777777 when in minimum tuning step mode). And this problem 
occurs from 13,999.01 to 14,000.99, about +/- 1 kHz. But when you turn 
the dial the display instantly returns to the correct reading; only when 
you stop turning, in about 2 seconds does it go back to the 7's. So it's 
not a show-stopper, and only affects the display near that one 
particular frequency, nowhere else that I could find. The radio 
operation isn't affected at all. The four bottom official Drake feet are 
also missing. I can put on non-Drake stick-on rubber feet, or leave them 
off, your choice. (The feet were probably removed on purpose to place 
the radio in a rack.)
You won't find a Drake R8B for $300 plus shipping anywhere else, if you 
aren't looking for a "perfect" R8B. You won't even find the early Drake 
R8 for $300.
Money-back guarantee if you return it within 14 days (less $30 for my 
estimated shipping cost). (Other locations, that will be actual shipping 
cost I paid to send it to you.)
No paper manual is included. You will need the manual to run this radio, 
especially if you've never used a Drake R8 series radio before! I can 
email you a .pdf copy of the manual (680 kb file size).
I will probably wait a couple of days to see how many requests come in 
before deciding; of course if I only get one request that person 
automatically gets the chance to purchase the radio.

Steve Ratzlaff
NE Oregon
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