"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message

It's wide as hell. Consequently the audio quality on shortwave broadcasts
is excellent. It's not a DX machine, though.

I remember seeing an RCA Globecomm facility when I was a kid which was
equipped with three AR-88 sets and two Collins R-388 sets, and all of the
operators preferred working on the R-388 positions.

Still, saying "not as good as an R-388" is decent praise.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I've owned a couple 88s in my time and yes it's no 390 but still a nice rig
if working well. They have decent audio and with a good antenna they are
capable of broadcast DX work to a point. Their no utility DX machine, but no
radio from that era really is.


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B.H.
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