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: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Drake R8 > > 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. > > Bill Block > Prescott Valley, AZ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
