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Drake R8B Repair

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James Geer

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Jan 30, 2022, 9:09:04 AM1/30/22
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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

Bolloy Benders Family

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Jan 30, 2022, 5:48:51 PM1/30/22
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James Geer <jbge...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:e0ebbe7d-3ff2-4d55...@googlegroups.com:

> 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

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Jan 30, 2022, 6:28:27 PM1/30/22
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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

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Feb 1, 2022, 5:10:33 PM2/1/22
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The Drake Company has not existed for many years.

Gooner7

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Feb 1, 2022, 8:09:53 PM2/1/22
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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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