On Monday, July 1, 2013 1:49:47 PM UTC-4, wrote:
My restored, aligned GPR-90 is coming home tomorrow - excite to try the beast on my long wire antenna! Will report later, maybe post a video.

I have owned DX-150s, 160s, Drake R8s, Grundigs, the list goes on and on. None of those get close to the quality or stability of this GPR-90. Of course, the thing is so big it is a pain in the ass to locate in the house, but net of that (maybe I will set it up vertically - would that hurt the tubes in any way?) it is one of if not the best shortwave receiver I have owned. I may keep this one for a while.