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drake r8 or r8a??
hi,
i have the opportunity to purchase a drake r8 or r8a. the r8a is about $100.00 more. is the difference between the two worth the $100.00?? right now i am using a palstar r30CC, nice radio will i see abig difference in performance with either the r8 or r8A. thanks in advance, john |
drake r8 or r8a??
Get the R8A for a number of reasons: more channel memory, better
communications (many control programs wont work with the R8, only the R8A and R8B), better ergononics with the bandwidth and modes control buttons. -- Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html "john" wrote in message oups.com... hi, i have the opportunity to purchase a drake r8 or r8a. the r8a is about $100.00 more. is the difference between the two worth the $100.00?? right now i am using a palstar r30CC, nice radio will i see abig difference in performance with either the r8 or r8A. thanks in advance, john |
drake r8 or r8a??
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"Brian Denley" wrote: Get the R8A for a number of reasons: more channel memory, better communications (many control programs wont work with the R8, only the R8A and R8B), better ergononics with the bandwidth and modes control buttons. Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html "john" wrote in message roups.com... hi, i have the opportunity to purchase a drake r8 or r8a. the r8a is about $100.00 more. is the difference between the two worth the $100.00?? right now i am using a palstar r30CC, nice radio will i see abig difference in performance with either the r8 or r8A. thanks in advance, john Personally, I wouldn't bother with either. I'd save some more and get an R8B. I have an R8, and it's an average performer at best. The sync is useless, and the "no you can't use the preamp on MW" is constantly annoying. My Satellit 800 routinely outperforms it. Mike |
drake r8 or r8a??
On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:00:07 -0500, Mike wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't bother with either. I'd save some more and get an R8B. I keep seeing them go for $1500+ on Fleabay, and I can't help but find it hard to believe they're really worth the extra $800-1000 it costs over an R8A from the same place. |
drake r8 or r8a??
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MAS wrote: On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:00:07 -0500, Mike wrote: Personally, I wouldn't bother with either. I'd save some more and get an R8B. I keep seeing them go for $1500+ on Fleabay, and I can't help but find it hard to believe they're really worth the extra $800-1000 it costs over an R8A from the same place. I tend to agree with Mike. There are several refinements in the R8B that make a significant difference, plus it's probably one of the best modern investment radios on the market. Buy one, try it out for a few months, and if you don't fall in love with it (unlikely), you can always sell it for (probably) more than you paid! Geary |
drake r8 or r8a??
Yeah right! that's funny!
-- Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html "Mike" wrote in message ... My Satellit 800 routinely outperforms it. Mike |
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