Bill Just curious (in your opinion perhaps)....was Drake purchased as an investment by B-T or just to get the name and get them out of the competitive way?? Maybe this is the way of business, but it would seem a bit expensive to buy them out just to put them out of business??
So I suppose my theory that Drake would buy out Palstar (located just up the road in Piqua, Ohio) and make a triumphant return to the amateur radio market. Yes I know, dream on. Sorry to see the demise of Drake. Wonder what Bob Drake would say about this turn of events??!? Thanks Bill for the bits of Drake history that you have shared with the list. VERY much appreciated!! Bill VE3ES > > > > 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 > > > ________________________________ > 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 > > > ________________________________ > 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 slav > e 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. > > > > > >73, > >Bob WW3QB > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:27 PM > >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] is Drake closing? > > > > > >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?? > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
