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Drake R8B Repair
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James Geer
2022-01-30 14:09:02 UTC
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Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning and tuning?
Thanks, WB5LXZ
Kevin Engels Albert
2022-01-30 19:19:25 UTC
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Post by James Geer
Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically
replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning and
tuning? Thanks, WB5LXZ
Throw it in the garbage and buy a Grundig.
Ottavio Caruso
2022-01-31 09:57:53 UTC
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Post by James Geer
Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically
replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning and
tuning? Thanks, WB5LXZ
Throw it in the garbage and buy a Grundig.
Sacrilege!
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Bolloy Benders Family
2022-01-30 22:48:49 UTC
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Post by James Geer
Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically
replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning and
tuning? Thanks, WB5LXZ
That sounds like a IC chip that has gone bad. Getting an IC chip that old
is going to be very difficult, if not impossible. You may want to get a new
radio. YMMV. IMHO.
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Rob
2022-01-30 23:28:23 UTC
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Post by James Geer
Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically
replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning and
tuning?
Thanks, WB5LXZ
Try Drake Radio Repair and Service

http://www.wb4hfn.com/Services/WB4HFN/RepairHomePage.htm

I have never used them but it sounds like they would know how to fix
your old Drake Receiver.

Rob VA2FB
James Geer
2022-02-01 22:10:31 UTC
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Post by Rob
Post by James Geer
Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically
replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning and
tuning?
Thanks, WB5LXZ
Try Drake Radio Repair and Service
http://www.wb4hfn.com/Services/WB4HFN/RepairHomePage.htm
I have never used them but it sounds like they would know how to fix
your old Drake Receiver.
Rob VA2FB
The Drake Company has not existed for many years.
Gooner7
2022-02-02 01:09:50 UTC
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Post by James Geer
Post by Rob
Post by James Geer
Is anyone offering repair on the Drake R8B receivers, specifically
replacing or repairing an erratic tuning encoder, overall cleaning
and tuning?
Thanks, WB5LXZ
Try Drake Radio Repair and Service
http://www.wb4hfn.com/Services/WB4HFN/RepairHomePage.htm
I have never used them but it sounds like they would know how to fix
your old Drake Receiver.
Rob VA2FB
The Drake Company has not existed for many years.
Not true. RL Drake was bought by Blonder Tongue in 2012 but are still
operated as a separate company. They've just been out of the shortwave
radio business since ~2004.

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