drake r8

I got a good deal on a Drake R8 with matching MS8 speaker on eBay. Pics loked good and showed the radio working. When it arrived, the plastic over the meter had cracked and the radio appeared dead . The seller was great and refunded all my money. He told me to keep it. Soooo.... I would love to...

I have been reading a lot of reviews on the original Drake R8, and I thought I would post my review since I just got one about 4 months ago. First off, let me say I really like the R8 radio. The ergonomics does not bother me at all since I have a few stations I like to listen to and I don't...

I want to do some AM dxing and SW listening. I own a Sat 750 but I think I am ready for a $500+ Radio. I am looking at the following models. Drake R8 or R8a or b Drake SW8 Satellit 800 JRC NRD 525 or 515 if I can find one cheap enough I was told the Sat 800 is a Drake r8 reboxed but when I...