Re: [IRCA] Drake R8

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry to hear about your misinformation with UPS. They lose things very rarely. I sure hope they find it, but I am glad that John did insure it for $800. You can find another, but you may need to send it off to get John to tune that one up too. I sent mine to Drake in 2011 and the diodes were going bad and the sensitivity got so bad that weak stations I could no longer hear during the day like KODL-1440-The Dalles, OR, yet I could hear KODL on the SPR4 and the R1000. The R8 I bought new in 1992 and used it a lot for many years. I cannot complain. It works better than  ever now. But I need to get rid of my local noise. 

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:38:35 -0500
> From: billblock@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Drake R8
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> Colin, Drake has not repaired receivers for several years now but John Kriner who worked for Drake for over 20 years will repair then.  The problem with the Drake R8 was very low gain after this last summer t-storm that was very close.  Lightning hit about 30 feet from the radio room.   He replaced a lot of didoes two IC's and some caps.  
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> Bill Block
> Prescott Valley, AZ
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