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"Namikis" wrote in message
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No scratches, dents, or major wear visible (it is not in brand new
condition either, though!). It is in good shape. If you are interested
email me and I will send you hi-res pictures from every angle. The
issues with this unit were the power supply and the whip - and both were
replaced by Drake (and the whip input circuit issue in the original
designed fixed). Note that I will include the documentation on the work
done by Drake in May of this year with the unit. Drake replaced several
components of the power supply circuitry (a cap, a coild, and two
resistors) and charged me $4.55 for a new SW8 box and another $4.55 for
the "carton liner" (they are making up for all lost R8B sales, I guess).
Reception with the whip is pretty good - not as good as my Eavesdropper,
but still good. The battery compartment is clean. If interested I will
share my ebay user id - 100+ transactions, zero negative feedback.

I see the SW8 as a compact, more solid and better looking Satellit 800.
The fair market values of this recently factory-updated radio shoudl be
around $325. Make me an offer consistent with that and I am game. I will
put the unit on ebay on Thursday if I find no tajkers in
rec.radio.shortwave.

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"KD6EVM" wrote in message
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Namikis wrote:
I have a Drake SW8, S/N: 4B12450092 for sale. It just came back from
R.L. Drake where the unit was restored back to spec (new power supply,
new whip antenna, repaired power filtration circuits, upgraded
firmware, fixed the whip input circuit problem, etc.). The unit is in
great shape. I have a Icom R-75 as well and need to chose one to keep
(too many rados on nightabe can you get you in truble,,,. The Drake has
excellent FM radio capabilities (the bass response is actually very
impressive) - but in the end I decided to keep my Icom. I do not listen
the the air band much, but it is there if you need it. The unit will
be shipped in the original box (actually a new one that Drake used to
return the unit after restoring) and with the original manual. Sync
detection in this unit is *not* of the selectable sideband variety
(offered in later SW8s)- but it wroks well for me - a' la Icom R8A. If
you are interested, email me to discuss price (I will go with ebay
averagefor pieces of this type nfor the year - OBO). Please contact me
if you have more questions. Make me an offer - if it is fair I will
consider it!
Thanks,
Jose
What is the physical condition? Scratches? Dents? Wear?

Tom KD6EVM