> > Bill, > Nice to see you are still alive, active and giving great information as usual ... ;-) oh, how we wish R.L. Drake was still there as it was ... you guys are missed.
73, Michael NZ4D > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Bill Frost <wd8...@yahoo.com> > To: "drakelist@zerobeat.net" <drakelist@zerobeat.net> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:37:26 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] is Drake closing? > Hello, > > Drake hasn't been Drake as you guys knew Drake for a long time. The > company was mainly producing video and cable head end products, see their > web-site. Amateur radio manufacturing and or service was history, long > gone, even with the production of the R-8 series receivers, SW-8 etc. The > company was sold, sold again, and recently sold again to Blonder-Tongue > another video and cable product manufacture, This company was Drakes > largest competitor and is located in New Jersey, see their web-site. Most > of the Drake employees were slowly let go, from the top down, all except > for a few from sales, engineering and one guy from service. These people > will move to Springboro Pike, there will be NO manufacturing at this > building, save for what engineering builds, manufacturing will be done in > New Jersey or ????. The Drake name will be used on some products built by > Blonder-Tongue as the name Drake is well known in the video and cable > head-end market. > This is ONLY what I have heard !!! > > 73, Bill > >
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