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Old April 1st 05, 07:13 AM
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Drake R8A in great shape with additional upgraded tuning knob and user
manual $575 plus shipping


R8series VHF conv. $138 plus shipping


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Old April 1st 05, 03:11 PM
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Are you in the us or canada?


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Drake R8A in great shape with additional upgraded tuning knob and user
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R8series VHF conv. $138 plus shipping



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Old April 2nd 05, 04:17 AM
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both have been sold


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Drake R8A in great shape with additional upgraded tuning knob and user
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Old April 2nd 05, 04:23 AM
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both have been sold


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Drake R8A in great shape with additional upgraded tuning knob and user
manual $575 plus shipping


R8series VHF conv. $138 plus shipping




Did you get that DR333 yet Mike?


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it is coming cross country so it will be a few more days. I can't wait !

studied the 1991 proceedings article and it has high praise for the front
end and the sound quality !!!


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both have been sold


"mike maghakian" wrote in message
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Drake R8A in great shape with additional upgraded tuning knob and user
manual $575 plus shipping


R8series VHF conv. $138 plus shipping




Did you get that DR333 yet Mike?


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Brian
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it is coming cross country so it will be a few more days. I can't wait !

studied the 1991 proceedings article and it has high praise for the front
end and the sound quality !!!



Cool.
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Brian
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the DR333 is here and the hiss level is way too high, with audio mute
engaged and no antenna the hiss is overpowering. I will do some testing.

receives fine, just the hiss is annoying.

reports to follow !!!


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it is coming cross country so it will be a few more days. I can't wait !

studied the 1991 proceedings article and it has high praise for the front
end and the sound quality !!!



Cool.
--
73 and good DXing.
Brian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire!
Zumbrota, Southern MN
Brian's Radio Universe
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Old April 3rd 05, 05:09 AM
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techie friend suggested that it could be picky about the speaker used.
I found one that worked. the MS-7

so it is good to go !


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the DR333 is here and the hiss level is way too high, with audio mute
engaged and no antenna the hiss is overpowering. I will do some testing.

receives fine, just the hiss is annoying.

reports to follow !!!


"Brian Hill" wrote in message
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"mike maghakian" wrote in message
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it is coming cross country so it will be a few more days. I can't wait !

studied the 1991 proceedings article and it has high praise for the
front
end and the sound quality !!!



Cool.
--
73 and good DXing.
Brian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire!
Zumbrota, Southern MN
Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/

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techie friend suggested that it could be picky about the speaker used.
I found one that worked. the MS-7

so it is good to go !


cool. let us know if it's a dxer


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Brian
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Old April 3rd 05, 07:28 PM
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mike maghakian wrote:
Drake R8A in great shape with additional upgraded tuning knob and user
manual $575 plus shipping


R8series VHF conv. $138 plus shipping


I am interested in the R8 converter, Can you give me a total shipped to
zip 32951.

Thanks

George K4MLM

Melbourne Beach, FL
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