[IRCA] TP 12 Aug Victoria version.

[Nick Hall-Patch]

Even more DU this morning, and mostly over an hour before sunrise. The only 
Asian were the big gun Koreans.


pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least 
briefly):

702 came close




Reasonable audio  at  times during the period (much of it understandable by a 
native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise):


702 2BL woman and man talking DU English, //774 1238UT



not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise could 
be understood by a native speaker: 


828 3GI older woman talking DU English //774 1132UT; //594 a couple of minutes 
later so not something odd on NHK2





Burbles in the splatter and noise (if lucky, language might be guessed at by 
cadence of talk, or parallel established by changes in talk or music)  

594 3WV woman talking 1134UT //774 and 828

603 slow island music 1234UT Waatea?

612 4QR woman talking //828 1150UT

621 man talking, likely DU English 1140UT; 3RN?

747 4QS woman talking //774 and 594 1144UT

756 man talking, DU English intonation 1129UT

792 man talking DU Enlish intonation 1248UT

846 man talking, DU English intonation 1136UT

972 man talking, Korean perhaps? 1129UT; also 1215UT

1116 man talking DU English intonation 1206UT

1566 HLAZ recognizable Japanese language s/on sequence 1230UT



Strongish het, no or "near imaginary" audio (either undermodulated or ravaged 
by splatter)

  1242seemed to be Asian; 
675 855 909 936 1008 1026 1098 1179 1503 seemed to be DU 



best wishes,

Nick








Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada  

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Re: [IRCA] drake r8a for sale

[R. Colin Newell]

Some opinions -

My Drake R8 went up in smoke 2 days ago -- the upside is: I am a qualified
electronics technician
with 30+ years experience with a workshop outfitted to work on anything
with transistors, tubes, integrated circuits, surface mount, etc...

I fixed it after ripping it apart - a very painful emotional process
because... It's my baby...

The first round of surgery did not fix the problem - but I pressed on after
vaguely recalling some troublesome area
mentioned in the forums.

Viola -- Drake R8 fixed and back on duty in time for the Fall 2018 DX
season.

Ironically, Jim Pruitt and I are creating an all - new Drake R8 user-group
based on the failing Yahoo user group -
failing in that Yahoo Groups are on their very last legs.
Seeing that all Drake receivers are an aging species, I plan on doubling
down on my technical knowledge in an effort
to support as many of them as possible.

Now -- on the issue of buying Drake receivers: They are all long in the
tooth and all of them are going to have some health issues - some sooner -
some later. I sold Drake R8 a month ago for a whopping $800 after giving it
a 4 hour restore. It's still needs some work to keep it happy over the next
few years and that will cost more money.

My point: Do NOT buy a Drake unless you have the skills to maintain it or
the contacts or technical know-how to overcome the obstacles of aging. When
I sold my extra Drake R8, I was painfully clear that it might last another
year, another month or another decade. Nobody really knows (short of
looking under the hood and taking multiple measurements...)
To the buyer - CRYSTAL clear that his radio that he just paid $800 for -
could last a day, a week, a month, a decade.

As the owner of a Drake R8, I have to say the emotional connection to
classic radios like these verges on the unhealthy...
which is why I felt like I was holding a very elderly dog in my arms as I
undertook emergency open heart surgery.

While I am not saying that you shouldn't rescue and old dog - maybe buying
a puppy might be preferable.

(as in a NEW radio or something from the 21st Century...)

On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 7:55 AM billy brooks 
wrote:

> Greetings ladies &  gents.   My drake is still available @ $700.00 + ship.
> Pix and video available to verify condition.
>
> 73's  Bill brooks 724-627-5994
>
>
>
> --
Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com
 and DXer.ca  -
VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
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[IRCA] drake r8a for sale

[billy brooks]

Greetings ladies &  gents.   My drake is still available @ $700.00 + ship.
Pix and video available to verify condition.

73's  Bill brooks 724-627-5994



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