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Margaret von Busenhalter-Butt wrote:

Icom R75 with all the Kiwa mods, including the complete attenuation
removal
is roughly equal to Drake R8B in both SW AND MW performance.

True or false?

False.

I have used both radios and have found the R8B to be superior in all
respects.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B
"I swear by, not at, Drake receivers"©

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

DX Ace [N8KDV],

Having 'said' your Say.

What would you say was the 'Best Value for the Money' the
Drake R8B or the Icom IC-R75 for a Shortwave Listener (SWL)
moving up from a 'portable' AM/FM/Shortwave Radio to a Desk
Top LW/MW/Shortwave Receiver.

[ ] Drake R8B

[ ] Icom IC-R75 (R-75) with Kiwa Mods.

One or the 'other' Only Please ~ RHF

Why the R8B of course. If one is going to move up, then by all means move
up in
style.

DX Ace,

Style is Good.
-&-
Technically Better is Good.

But the Question was:
"What would you say was the 'Best Value for the Money' ?"

[ ] Drake R8B

[ ] Icom IC-R75 (R-75) with Kiwa Mods.

One or the 'other' Only Please ~ RHF

That's easy. The Drake is the best value for me because it works out of
the box. I like playing with antennas but I don't want to work on my
radio and I do not consider the performance of the R-75 good enough out
of the box.

Styling on the great audio from my R8B.

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Telamon
Ventura, California