On Oct 4, 12:24*am, no name no spam
wrote:
Hi,

I have a Drake R8, still works, had it a long time.

I've searched around some and have not seen any shortwaves
out there that have all the features this old tank has.

Does anybody know what is comparable to the R8 ?

If you have not used one of these here are a few features...
filters .5, 1.8, 2.3, 4, 6 khz
cw,rtty,lsb,usb,am,fm
AM syncro
audio tone & notch
squelch, passband
tuning 10, 100, 1000 hz digital
AGC fast,slow
on off timer
dual antenna
auto scan
100 memory

thx

Harry

If I were you, I'd keep the R8 and put some thought into upgrading
your antenna. We can pick nits about which receiver is best, about
which one will let you ID 1000 instead of 999 DX stations; but the
antenna is where the action is.