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Review Summary For : Jeff Covelli WA8SAJ
Reviews: 75MSRP:
Description:
RL Drake repair
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.wb4hfn.com/Services/WA8SAJ/SAJ-Repair.htm
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00754.7
N3CW Rating: 2008-09-22
Highly recommended! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Jeff recently repaired one of my old Drake receivers, and I must agree with everything all the other reviewers here have said. The repair was very fast, fairly priced, and the receiver arrived back in about a week (packed well) with several nice upgrades made. I would highly recommend Jeff if you have any classic Drake gear that's not working up to spec.
WB9BKF Rating: 2008-09-04
Masterful restoration of my Drake TR4CW Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Bought a TR4CW from a ham who swore it was working as new. After several months of sitting on my shelf, I finally put it on the air. Was I surprised. It had several issues. Called Jeff about the problem and then shipped it to him. In less than two weeks time, I had the rig back. Putting it on the air, I realized this is how the Drake TR4CW must have worked when it first came out of the box so many years ago! Impeccable repair,superfast turn around,great phone-e-mail accessability; don't even think of anyone else working on your Drake but Jeff!
K8HP Rating: 2008-08-04
Terrific job Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
When my eBay Drake 2B/2BQ turned out to be cheap, but not exactly a bargain, I turned to Jeff. He cleaned it up, tuned it up and brought it back to life in better shape than I thought possible. He even called to make sure I'd receieved it. I'd call on Jeff again without hesitation.
N4PSE Rating: 2008-05-08
Mr. Drake - A+ Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Jeff just refurbished my R4B. I can't praise him and his work enough - fair, fast, good communications. Receiver works like a dream. Second time I've sent a receiver to him. A 2B the first time- same results. We're lucky he's willing to work for us!
N1JMS Rating: 2007-12-15
Excellent Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Jeff is knowledgeable, fair & fast. Having been a 1st class commercial tech for 30 years I can tell you Jeff's experience & knowledge can't be taught, only learned by the years of experience that he has. I was very fortunate & grateful to find him.
W8RCK Rating: 2007-09-19
The Best for Your Drake/Collins Gear Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Jeff knows and breathes Drake,Collins, and vintage gear. I've had his expertise fix/restore several Drake & Collins radios over the years and they come back looking and sounding like new even after I have managed to "screw them up". Good communications, quick turnaround, reasonable rates & charges. You won't be disappointed with his work. A true gentleman and outstanding technician for your vintage gear.
N4FZ Rating: 2007-08-01
Great Service! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Jeff realigned my Drake C-line. He found a bad FET in the R-4C, causing the recieve to be weak. He cleaned up the front panel and knobs to look like new again. Jeff also installed a fan on the T-4XC, which I really like. Fast turn-around, 1 week. I highly recommend Jeff!
WA4NJY Rating: 2007-05-28
Very Satisfied Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
From the first e-mail to delivery of my
B-line, working with Jeff was pleasant and
informative. Never once did I feel like my
rigs were being held "hostage" for any added
work or cost. It was nice to call him and
hear him say he had been listening to my
receiver for several hours to be sure of
reliability.
The best part was the opening of the
boxes on delivery. It was almost like being
in the 60's and seeing brand new rigs.
Ed Purvis WA4NJY
Bradenton, Fl
WB2WIK Rating: 2007-04-25
Excellent Time Owned: N.A.
My first experience was perfect. I sent Jeff my 28 year-old TR-7 (I'm the original owner, and this rig was never serviced at all in 28 years) to see if he could de-bug an annoying problem, which was something in the BFO/product detector circuit -- and intermittent!

Jeff didn't find it at first, but re-furbished the rig anyway, replacing knobs and feet and blue filters, adjusting various stuff that drifted out of adjustment over the years. Then, thankfully, he kept trying the rig over a period of days and it finally failed! I'm glad that happened in his shop and not mine, as it drove me batty.

He found the problem to be a crystal, and replaced it.

I received the rig back yesterday in perfect condx and so far, it works great. At least Jeff confirmed I wasn't imagining things and he did a great job by having patience to find an intermittent problem (never fun) and making the rig look as good as new.

WB2WIK/6
W1TAV Rating: 2007-04-12
Outstanding work and turn around time! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
What can I say? I was devestated when I let the smoke out of my TR-7. I contacted several of the listed Drake Repair shops. While none of them indicated they were anything less that what they advertised, Jeff came across as someone who truly enjoys what he is doing. His pricing is very fair and he returned all the removed parts. As a plus, he replaced the lamps, blue filters and cleaned the VFO gears. He then ran the rig for several days to insure its operation!

The TR-7 looks like and works just as well as new. Turn around time was less then 20 days from when I shipped!

Thank you Jeff!