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

[W6SWL]

Jeff has worked on a few of my R7's... first rate work.

Steve

At 03:55 PM 1/3/08 -0500, you wrote:
>Peter,
>
>I can second the suggestion of Jeff Covelli; I have known him for about
>thirty years, and he is a first-rate expert on Drake and a real
>gentileman.
>
>George KE8RN 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: drake-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:drake-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Knapp
>Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:44 PM
>To: Drake at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Drake] Drake TR7 repair & service ? - Help G4PUQ
>
>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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