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Roadie wrote:

On Aug 22, 7:35 pm, dxAce wrote:
Roadie wrote:
On Aug 21, 4:57 pm, dxAce wrote:
The following will take you to a pdf of the 1981 WRTH review of the Drake R7:


http://idisk.mac.com/hlhud/Public/WRTH:R7:1981.pdf/


(Via H. Huddleston who currently has a Drake R7, RV75, MS4 combo for sale on
eBay)


http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-R7-Receiver-RV75-VFO-MS-4-Speaker-Manuals_W...



$2,000 for a 30 year old receiver???


Sure, 900+ for the R7, probably 900 for the RV75 and then, very rare is the adapter
that enables the RV75 to be used with the R7/A and one has a sweet set-up.


It's still a dated design that now contains 30 year old electronics.


The R7/A is still a primo dx machine.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A and R8B

Don't do business with the Huntington Investment Company.


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On Aug 23, 8:16 am, dxAce wrote:
Roadie wrote:
On Aug 22, 7:35 pm, dxAce wrote:
Roadie wrote:
On Aug 21, 4:57 pm, dxAce wrote:
The following will take you to a pdf of the 1981 WRTH review of the Drake R7:


http://idisk.mac.com/hlhud/Public/WRTH:R7:1981.pdf/


(Via H. Huddleston who currently has a Drake R7, RV75, MS4 combo for sale on
eBay)


http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-R7-Receiver-RV75-VFO-MS-4-Speaker-Manuals_W...


$2,000 for a 30 year old receiver???


Sure, 900+ for the R7, probably 900 for the RV75 and then, very rare is the adapter
that enables the RV75 to be used with the R7/A and one has a sweet set-up.


It's still a dated design that now contains 30 year old electronics.


The R7/A is still a primo dx machine.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A and R8B

Don't do business with the Huntington Investment Company.- Hide quoted text -

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It may be a nice receiver, but a radio that requires a external VFO
equal in price to the radio itself seems like a poor deal if chasing
dx stations is ones goal.

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Roadie wrote:

On Aug 23, 8:16 am, dxAce wrote:
Roadie wrote:
On Aug 22, 7:35 pm, dxAce wrote:
Roadie wrote:
On Aug 21, 4:57 pm, dxAce wrote:
The following will take you to a pdf of the 1981 WRTH review of the Drake R7:


http://idisk.mac.com/hlhud/Public/WRTH:R7:1981.pdf/


(Via H. Huddleston who currently has a Drake R7, RV75, MS4 combo for sale on
eBay)


http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-R7-Receiver-RV75-VFO-MS-4-Speaker-Manuals_W...


$2,000 for a 30 year old receiver???


Sure, 900+ for the R7, probably 900 for the RV75 and then, very rare is the adapter
that enables the RV75 to be used with the R7/A and one has a sweet set-up.


It's still a dated design that now contains 30 year old electronics.


The R7/A is still a primo dx machine.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A and R8B

Don't do business with the Huntington Investment Company.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


It may be a nice receiver, but a radio that requires a external VFO
equal in price to the radio itself seems like a poor deal if chasing
dx stations is ones goal.


It's not required.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Don't do business with the Huntington Investment Company.


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