On Mon, 31 May 2004 03:46:46 GMT, "Margaret von Busenhalter-Butt"
wrote:

Icom R75 with all the Kiwa mods, including the complete attenuation removal
is roughly equal to Drake R8B in both SW AND MW performance.

True or false?

Please note that this is not an attempt to start a flamefest. Ideally I'd
like to have an opinion from folks who run or have run both machines side by
side.

Cheers,

MvBB

There is a reason the Drake R8B has near legend in status, and no
amount of tinkering with a lesser receiver will make it equal. However
the difference are not things that most people are every likely to
hear, in the lab they can be measured, they can rarely be heard.

matt weber wrote:

On Mon, 31 May 2004 03:46:46 GMT, "Margaret von Busenhalter-Butt"
wrote:

Icom R75 with all the Kiwa mods, including the complete attenuation removal
is roughly equal to Drake R8B in both SW AND MW performance.

True or false?

Please note that this is not an attempt to start a flamefest. Ideally I'd
like to have an opinion from folks who run or have run both machines side by
side.

Cheers,

MvBB

There is a reason the Drake R8B has near legend in status, and no
amount of tinkering with a lesser receiver will make it equal. However
the difference are not things that most people are every likely to
hear, in the lab they can be measured, they can rarely be heard.

Keep telling yourself that as you operate a 'lesser' receiver!