On Mar 3, 11:24 pm, dxAce wrote:

Sorry, ain't gonna happen. I doubt they are as good as the price tag.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A. and R8B.
236 Countries heard on the NASWA list and 221 Countries QSL'd on the NASWA list.

Dear "dxAce,"

Your loss. While you may doubt, I KNOW - they are INDEED "as good as
the price tag." (And even better!)

As always my opinion, but based on the fact that I have owned my
AR7030 Plus for three years now.

Best,

Joe

Philco Model 40-180, EMUD T-7, Lafayette HE-10/HE-11, Hitachi
KH-1108S, Realistic DX-400, (2) Realistic DX-375, Sangean ATS-808A,
Sangean ATS-606AP, (2) Sony ICF-SW35, (2) Sony ICF-SW7600G, (5) Sony
ICF-SW7600GR, Grundig Classic 960, Grundig Satellit 800, AOR AR7030
Plus, AND --- (ta da) --- THE BELL + HOWELL Radio (Top That!!!)

I have lost count, over the years, as to how many countries I have
heard, but, when I threw them all out over thirty years ago, I had
well-over 100 QSL cards (all from different countries). (I kept and
still have Mao Tse-tung's Little Red Book.)

I wonder if the $13,500.00 radio will hear, with the same antenna,
anything more than the AOR AR7030 Plus (or the Drake R8B for that
matter) will hear (below 30 MHz, of course) or will "sound" $11,500.00
"better."

By the way, I notice that you own or owned all three versions of the
Drake R8 series. You, of course, know that you cannot "upgrade" a
Drake R8 to a Drake R8B - but you CAN upgrade, should you wish, ANY
AR7030 ever made to the latest standards. This is superb engineering,
again in my opinion.