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Possible Record Price for Drake R7
Some of you may be bidding on this, but for
those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 |
wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 What I do find very interesting about this is that the seller obviously set a very high reserve to begin with, which has not yet been met. Seems to me that in the last year or so R7's were selling for $800 or so let's say and R7A's commanded the over $1000 price. I did see an ad on rec.radio.swap for some Drake gear which included an R7 so I emailed the guy and he told me he was asking $1195 for it with 3 filters and the NB, which I considered to be over priced. Guess we'll see in another day or so if this particular one sells outright or whether he might approach the high bidder. dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. dxAce Michigan USA |
One Buyer + One Seller = A Market.
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? I was also wondering if you found the noise blanker to be effective but you are in a fairly low noise area so I suspect you don't know. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5771495401 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. I was also wondering if you found the noise blanker to be effective but you are in a fairly low noise area so I suspect you don't know. The noise blanker is effective, though I rarely have to use it. Generally the S meters sit on S1 or below here during the day, even with several hundred feet of wire connected to the receivers. If it goes up, I pick up the phone and call the local Board of Public Works. dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em&rd=1&item=5 77149540 1 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. I was also wondering if you found the noise blanker to be effective but you are in a fairly low noise area so I suspect you don't know. The noise blanker is effective, though I rarely have to use it. Generally the S meters sit on S1 or below here during the day, even with several hundred feet of wire connected to the receivers. If it goes up, I pick up the phone and call the local Board of Public Works. That is one problem being near an ocean beach is that the ocean breeze deposits salt on the power line insulators. The humidity allows the salt to become ions in the surface moisture and the insulator leakage goes up and generates noise. Southern California Edison has trucks that spray high pressure water to wash them off but you can't get them all the time. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em&rd=1&item=5 77149540 1 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. Snip That's pretty high. Thanks for all the answers you gave. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em&rd=1&item=5 77149540 1 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. I was also wondering if you found the noise blanker to be effective but you are in a fairly low noise area so I suspect you don't know. The noise blanker is effective, though I rarely have to use it. Generally the S meters sit on S1 or below here during the day, even with several hundred feet of wire connected to the receivers. If it goes up, I pick up the phone and call the local Board of Public Works. That is one problem being near an ocean beach is that the ocean breeze deposits salt on the power line insulators. The humidity allows the salt to become ions in the surface moisture and the insulator leakage goes up and generates noise. Southern California Edison has trucks that spray high pressure water to wash them off but you can't get them all the time. Yeah, that would indeed be a hassle. The only damn salt around here is what maybe happens to go on the roads in the winter. Oh yes, the R8 series does not use crystal filters of course but rather L/C networks... The R7 uses crystal filters. That is sometimes given as a reason for the R8 audio sounding better. The 1A, and I think the 2 series and everything pretty much up to the R4C used L/C networks rather than crystal filters. dxAce Michigan USA |
Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em&rd=1&item=5 77149540 1 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. Snip That's pretty high. Thanks for all the answers you gave. No problem. I've certainly been in Ventura before and I used to hang out in Ojai many, many years ago. dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&it em=5 77149540 1 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. Snip That's pretty high. Thanks for all the answers you gave. No problem. I've certainly been in Ventura before and I used to hang out in Ojai many, many years ago. How long ago was that? I have lived here since 1978 and the area has changed a lot in that time. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: wrote: Some of you may be bidding on this, but for those who haven't seen this yet, this is headed for what I believe will be an absolute record price for a Drkae R7 -- incredible: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&it em=5 77149540 1 Ends in just under 2 hours. Never met the reserve. So how does your R7 perform compared to the R8 and R8B you own? There are times when the R7 is superior due to its 'true' passband tuning. I never would have pulled Northern Cyprus in on 6150 without it. What filters do you use in the R7 for AM and SSB reception? I have the 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2,3 kHz filters in it. What modifications or options does your R7 have in it? No mods, but does have the NB and the above filters. Are the filters from Drake or from somewhere else? All are Drake except the 3 kHz filter which is from Sherwood Engineering though I'm certain he had those made up by someone else. Sorry to be pest but do you know what center frequency these filters operate on? The R8 and R8B are around 50 KHz and if they are Drake stock filters I was wondering if they were also low frequency IF filters or something higher? They are centered around 5.695 MHz or so as I recall. Snip That's pretty high. Thanks for all the answers you gave. No problem. I've certainly been in Ventura before and I used to hang out in Ojai many, many years ago. How long ago was that? I have lived here since 1978 and the area has changed a lot in that time. Oh 1970, '71 or so, I was just getting my memory back then having survived the 60's. dxAce Michigan USA |
Well, I really thought this was going to fetch above $2K -- will
just have to sit on my R7A for a while longer! |
Dan wrote: Well, I really thought this was going to fetch above $2K -- will just have to sit on my R7A for a while longer! Yeah, I was really expecting to see some last minute bidding on that one, but no dice. dxAce Michigan USA |
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