Bill
Thanks for the information. I understand and to a limited extent followed the
changes at Drake during the past decades. I got onto ham radio in 1975 as a
Novice and purchased my first new rig then, a TR4C. Later I picked up an L7 new
in 1979 and over the years I've picked up a number of Drake items. In 2001 my
main station was the C-Line which I still have today. I was always please with
the quality of the Drake gear and when needed, very seldom the quality of
service. When the R8 came out I grabbed one as soon as I could and hoped that
someday a T8 would come out as well.
In any event its sad to hear the news but the memories of Drake are all good.
Tim
WB8UHZ
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From: Bill Frost <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] is Drake closing?
Hello,
Drake hasn't been Drake as you guys knew Drake for a long time. The company
was mainly producing video and cable head end products, see their web-site.
Amateur radio manufacturing and or service was history, long gone, even with
the production of the R-8 series receivers, SW-8 etc. The company was sold,
sold again, and recently sold again to Blonder-Tongue another video and cable
product manufacture, This company was Drakes largest competitor and is located
in New Jersey, see their web-site. Most of the Drake employees were slowly let
go, from the top down, all except for a few from sales, engineering and one guy
from service. These people will move to Springboro Pike, there will be NO
manufacturing at this building, save for what engineering builds, manufacturing
will be done in New Jersey or ????. The Drake name will be used on some
products built by Blonder-Tongue as the name Drake is well known in the video
and cable head-end market.
This is ONLY what I have heard !!!
73, Bill
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From: John Hudson <[email protected]>
To: Charles Ring <[email protected]>; Robert Ladden <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] is Drake closing?
I'm sorry but who said that? Who said Drake was moving manufacturing offshore?
Nothing in the previous messages said they were moving offshore or lost their
moral compass. I believe previous messages indicated this IS a local move and
KEEPING the existing numbers.
de WA6HYQ
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From: [email protected] on behalf of Charles Ring
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 5:55:45 PM
To: Robert Ladden
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] is Drake closing?
Off to slave labor in China most likely. The businesses that had a conscience
have all lost it or been killed off.
On 8/20/2012 2041, Robert Ladden wrote:
With leaving the manufacturing equipment behind, perhaps they
are off-shoring their manufacturing. Sad if true.
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>73,
>Bob WW3QB
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> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:27 PM
>Subject: Re: [Drakelist] is Drake closing?
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>The Drake web site gives a new address in Miamisburg. When you Google the
>address, a 7500 sq.ft. office building comes
>up. Is there more to this than just moving??
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