[Drake] Drake TR7 repair & service ? - Help G4PUQ

[Larry Knapp]

Good Day Peter.  My suggestion would be Jeff Covelli WA8SAJ.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4908

73, Larry KC8JX
--- Peter McEwen <mcewenpj at aol.com> wrote:

> Hello to all on the Drake list and a Happy New Year.
> 
> My resolution for 2008 is give my much loved  Drake TR7 some attention 
> in order that she might be brought up to spec.
> I have a very early serial number radio -142 and although she is in 
> daily  use and still works well pulling in DX stations it would be nice 
> to have the niggles ironed out.
> 
> I have been seaching on line for a European based drake repair expert 
> but  have had no luck. I plan to send the TR7 home to the USA for 
> alignment/repairs and I would really appreciate any suggestions 
> regarding your experience of good repair and alignment service. Its an 
> expensive business shipping a TR7 to and from the US but it has 
> performed so well over the 5 years I've owned it I think its worth  it.
> 
> Look forward to hearing from  all of you , please drop me an e-mail
> 
> 73 Peter G4PUQ
> 
> PS. is serial number 142 the earliest TR7 still in daily use ? 
> Approximately how old does that make it ?
> 
> PPS. I first used a mint-condition, new, out-the-box TR7 in 1980 under 
> the supervison of  Joe Harkin GM4HBM (SK).
> Joe was a real gent and a patient teacher, he lived at the top of a 12 
> flight high rise block with a 3ele beam for 20m - that was inspiration !
> Running a TR7 in the UK in the 1980's must have been quite rare - anyone 
> know where his radio is now



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