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.

On Mar 3, 11:28 pm, "download.com" wrote:

Why would you want a radio that you have to ask "Can you work a
VCR or a DVD burner"???

I run an old simple Grundig that I just put the frig in and that's it!!

Burr

14.5° N 121.0° E, Philippines +8Z



Grundig Sat800, YB400

Drake SW8, BC895XLT

200' Long Wire & Dipole

Dear Sir,

It was not necessary at all to ask about using a VCR or DVD Burner - I
was merely mentioning an example to show just how simple the AR7030
Plus actually is to operate. The menu operating parameters, which have
been explained in detail in this thread along with their simplicity in
everyday usage, allow performance equal to a professional receiver to
be incorporated into a radio that is within the financial reach of
many shortwave hobbyists. I too still own older analog-operated
shortwave receivers and I trot them out once in a while for old time's
sake but I certainly would not want to use one of these for DXing,
what with all the newer advanced radios available!

Best,

Joe

Joe Analssandrini wrote:

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).

Threw them out?

(I kept and
still have Mao Tse-tung's Little Red Book.)

I have mine as well.



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

No need to upgrade either of the three. They are all outstanding performers.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Dear "dxAce,"

Sorry - can't resist (with all due respect to you) ---- No need to
upgrade the Drake R8 series? Evidently DRAKE thought they needed
upgrading! ;-)

Sorry again.

Best,

Joe

On Mar 5, 5:43 pm, dxAce wrote:
Joe Analssandrini wrote:
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

No need to upgrade either of the three. They are all outstanding performers.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

On Mar 5, 5:43 pm, dxAce wrote:

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).

Threw them out?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Dear "dxAce,"

Yes, I threw them out. I had gotten married, we moved into a small
apartment, I had lots and lots of "junk" (not MY description,
however), and I "had" to get rid of some of it. My (now thankfully
EX-)wife "helped" me with her "suggestions" which included all my QSL
cards and other shortwave memorabilia, my car catalog collection, many
of my books, almost all of my jazz records, plus much miscellanea..She
was very "helpful" that way. I can't recall what SHE threw out -
perhaps some used Kleenex tissues ... ???

Best, and sadly,

Joe

Joe Analssandrini wrote:

Dear "dxAce,"

Sorry - can't resist (with all due respect to you) ---- No need to
upgrade the Drake R8 series? Evidently DRAKE thought they needed
upgrading! ;-)

Not upgrades really, more like simple enhancements. They all hear equally well.

Get back to me when you have more than a hundred or so thrown out QSL's.

Sorry again.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

On Mar 5, 6:03 pm, dxAce wrote:
Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Dear "dxAce,"

Sorry - can't resist (with all due respect to you) ---- No need to
upgrade the Drake R8 series? Evidently DRAKE thought they needed
upgrading! ;-)

Not upgrades really, more like simple enhancements. They all hear equally well.

Get back to me when you have more than a hundred or so thrown out QSL's.

Sorry again.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Dear "dxAce,"

If only I'd known then what I know now --- one of the saddest phrases
in the English language. At the very least I could have donated the
QSLs and the memorabilia to The Committee to Preserve Radio
Verifications, though I do not believe any such repository existed at
that time.

Since that time, though I have continued to listen to shortwave radio,
it is more as a program listener than as an active DXer. While I do
search for exotic signals on occasion, I never ask for QSLs any more,
even when I write to a station. I guess the "desire" was tossed away,
along with my QSLs, by my ex-wife (though, of course, I should not and
do not place all the blame on her).

Back to the ICOM - do you think truly that ANY communications receiver
can really be worth $13,500.00? You know, I have a high-fidelity
stereo preamplifier ($299.00 in 1980) along with its associated power
amplifier ($399.00), both made by The David Hafler Company; ALL the
parts inside are what was then called "mil-spec." You know what kind
of tolerances those things had! But the price tag was reasonable and
affordable by almost anyone. (They were kits; if bought assembled, you
added $100.00 each) Both units still function as new. I personally do
not believe there is anything inside (or outside) this new receiver
that could possibly warrant such a high price tag.

Best,

Joe

Joe Analssandrini wrote:

On Mar 5, 6:03 pm, dxAce wrote:
Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Dear "dxAce,"

Sorry - can't resist (with all due respect to you) ---- No need to
upgrade the Drake R8 series? Evidently DRAKE thought they needed
upgrading! ;-)

Not upgrades really, more like simple enhancements. They all hear equally well.

Get back to me when you have more than a hundred or so thrown out QSL's.

Sorry again.

Dear "dxAce,"

If only I'd known then what I know now --- one of the saddest phrases
in the English language. At the very least I could have donated the
QSLs and the memorabilia to The Committee to Preserve Radio
Verifications, though I do not believe any such repository existed at
that time.

Since that time, though I have continued to listen to shortwave radio,
it is more as a program listener than as an active DXer. While I do
search for exotic signals on occasion, I never ask for QSLs any more,
even when I write to a station. I guess the "desire" was tossed away,
along with my QSLs, by my ex-wife (though, of course, I should not and
do not place all the blame on her).

Back to the ICOM - do you think truly that ANY communications receiver
can really be worth $13,500.00?

No.

In article .com,
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On Mar 5, 5:43 pm, dxAce wrote:

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).

Threw them out?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Dear "dxAce,"

Yes, I threw them out. I had gotten married, we moved into a small
apartment, I had lots and lots of "junk" (not MY description,
however), and I "had" to get rid of some of it. My (now thankfully
EX-)wife "helped" me with her "suggestions" which included all my QSL
cards and other shortwave memorabilia, my car catalog collection, many
of my books, almost all of my jazz records, plus much miscellanea..She
was very "helpful" that way. I can't recall what SHE threw out -
perhaps some used Kleenex tissues ... ???

Best, and sadly,

Joe




I've been listening, mostly to Utes, for about 40 years on and off, and
I had, yes had, maybe a hundred QSL's total. I tossed them long ago. I
never really understood the appeal of getting them and the expense of
sending letters out to get them. I recorded a lot of my best stuff.
Sadly, most of those reel to reel tapes died of old age long ago. Even a
lot of the cassettes are gone now. I need to burn the survivors onto
CDR's.

BDK