John Plimmer wrote:
IMHO you could do no better than a used Drake R8B from eBay - a superb radio
with great ergonomics.

That. as you say is your opionion, IMHO, it's a great radio with terrible
ergonimics. Some people like dials, and knobs and buttons. Others prefer
radios like the R8, which has the ergonomics of a satellite receiver, not
a radio.

I would buy a Kenwood R-5000. The later R8 has a useable sync detector for
AM, the R-5000 works almost as well in ECSS.

Geoff.

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