Drake r8a Vintage Ham Radio Shortwave Receiver Demo The best N6tlu

[@umajunkcollector]

Premium rig, it's hard to believe that it first came out about 25 years ago. I'd like one, lotsa pennies. Drake made superb tube rigs before the TR7. I have a TR4. My TR3 smoked and made that snap, crackle pop, now a parts rig for the TR4. Don

[@franciscocpaim]

Drake r8 is the closest performance against tube radios receivers. The noise floor is lowest than all transistor radios like, Icom, Yaesu, Elecraft etc... It sounds like Hammarlund or National radios. I love do hear this radio.

[@michaelplumb298]

Why wasn't the am band tested in the video?

[@robertl.fallin7062]

Lovin all things Drake.

[@radiociudadglobal]

Nice radio. I want one.

[@theodoresears4679]

what does the antenna look like.

[@erikburman530]

I have one that I need to fire up. Last time I checked there was some sort of digital noise happening when I spun the rotary dial or used the buttons to go up/down frequency. Anyone else have that problem? Otherwise it's in tip top condition and working well. I just need to string up a decent long wire general purpose 'all band' SWR antenna.

[@twoodruff01]

I just bought a Drake R8a. I am not receiving anything on USB except for WWV. It must be my antenna. I have a 150' antenna wire 20 feet in the air down to 6 feet. What antenna should I be using to receive anything. My am is great. What are you using? Thanks, Tom

[@dmitrylavrinovich551]

you need just to buy new G5RV antenna , it will perfectly work with yours Drake R 8 A receiver .

[@radek2287]

What is the difference between Drake R8A and R8B?

[@timothypreseau8741]

I bought an R8A right from the manufacturer with the VHF board in it years back. Now it has a scratchy volume control. How would a guy fix that problem. Any video I could watch and learn how to do it?

[@patrickwall8517]

It probably just needs to be cleaned. Go to an electronics store and get some contact cleaner and spray on the shaft.

[@RadioRich100]

@@patrickwall8517 You mean spray in the pot.

[@rebootjones3096]

I have the R8 and the R8A. Great radios! I have a question. Will the FM mode work on 10m?

[@canuckcoffeecanada]

yup!

[@dmitrylavrinovich551]

I love this receiver ' where can I buy in good conditions?

[@d-labelectronics]

Best bet is ebay

[@bigdan6330]

I have for sale... cheap

[@bigdan6330]

Dmitry Lavrinovich I have one For sale

[@dmitrylavrinovich551]

Hi, how much do want to sell?and which Drake model do you have.I 'am interested to buy it.

[@dmitriylavrinovich7167]

@@bigdan6330 hi I already bought one , and I just wonder what kind antenna I should use with this nice radio?

[@sonnyd53]

Have the electrolytic caps been replaced? About how long (years) before they degrade to the point of malfunction? I have an 8A that works great with the original caps...

[@d-labelectronics]

+sonnyd53 Hello, Nope, all original. I sold it to a fellow in WA.

[@patrickwall8517]

That was true of the old paper capacitors. Newer radios like the R8A have ceramic capacitors which don't break down and leak like paper ones.

[@RadioRich100]

@@patrickwall8517 Wrong. They are aluminum electrolytic caps and will fail and leak over time . There is 114 of them in the "A" model. Yes replace them. The caps that are not electrolytic dont have to be replaced

[@IJustLetOneGo]

Hello Terri. Chuck Saunders is my best friend from church.

[@d-labelectronics]

Mike Baird Roger that man, He and I are good buddies at BW

[@IJustLetOneGo]

Terry Dayton opps spelled your name wrong. Sorry about that. I see you are friends with my cousin Bruce Brown and my cousin Gary Fields. I am the one trying to sell the classic car in the attempt to buy your bike.

[@1112223333111]

wow thats a good receiver

[@itakeyourphoto]

Not exactly vintage

[@mikenavarro7766]

BW is to wide !!

[@paulfrancis8836]

I've had one for some years, and never liked it. not impressed at all. My SDR RSPDuo blows it all away.

[@RadioRich100]

SDRs are glitchy junk. That Drake is far better, more stable, better audio, better filters, doesnt lockup and doesnt need a computer. A true SWLer doesnt use a little black box.