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November 27th 05, 01:02 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

Rob wrote:
R8B is a big dissapointment too....as with anything made by DRAKE

"David" wrote in message
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On 26 Nov 2005 16:33:30 -0800, wrote:

I have the R75

I am dissapointed with it's out of the box performance. It is very
distorted and sync doesn't work. I am about to send it off for audio
and sync mods. It seems to be well constructed and otherwise easy to
operate with nice big display. I hear that the mods will make it work
a lot better

I thought at one time that it might give my R8B a good run for money
with the mods, but I'm backing off from that kinda thinking. The R8B
is a damn nice piece of gear. I actually thought that I might sell the
Drake once the ICOM got back with the mods. I'll probably keep both

Go for a R8B if the price isn't a prob. Otherwise maybe R75 with the
mods would be a good choice.

73
NEO

My stock R-75 is just fine for what I use it for. I only use the AM
mode in the daytime for local broadcasts. The rest of the time I'm in
SSB mode, listen to MWDX or HFBC.

I have an R8B also, but not next to the bed.

Everything I've read tells me the Drake receivers are high performers.
In the few times I tried one I was impressed with it's performance and
with the sheer number of controls. The only thing I was less than
impressed with was it's "feel" - the controls and the display left me
unimpressed.