The Drake R8 series was probably the best MW receiver ever built. I am glad I spent the money back in 2011 to get mine repaired. I will probably have the R8 the rest of my life. I am happy to hear that you will be getting R8 Bill.
Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 00:42:02 +0000 > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Drake R8 > > That's great news Bill. I hope that you are reunited with your rig in no > time. Maybe you should try FedEx this time around hi. Doesn't UPS spell > oops? With the quality of past Drake receivers such as the SPR-4 and R8 / R8A > I'd really love to see them come out with a new communications receiver or > even a...wait for it...Software Defined Receiver. Not that there aren't some > great ones to choose from already. 73 ms > > Sent from my iPod > > > On Feb 2, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Bill Block <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I got good news today as I now know where my Drake R8 is at! It was lost > > by UPS in Phoenix on 1-25 which was the last scan. Today John Kriner in > > Ohio who repaired the R8 got it back and will check it out again than will > > ship it back to me. No idea why it went back to Ohio. Great news! > > 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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
