No need to shout. You are entitled to your opinion but be careful when
you state it that you are not slandering lowbander or anyone else. His
ebay feedback is 100% positive on over 700 transactions, the majority
of which are sales of his modified DX-394's. While he may be guilty of
hyperbole (isn't that typical of our advertising oriented society?),
can you find a mistruth in his ads? His hundreds of customers are
satisfied so his price cannot be too high. I think he is to be
congratulated on creating an after-market in souping up DX-394's. Is
there such a market for any other receiver?

If your only point was that you can buy a superior radio by spending
more money, then I would not argue with you. But, for some, that extra
cash is not an option. And to get any of the radios you cited at such a
low price is a rarity while there is almost always at least one DX-394
FA on ebay.

This thread, however, (and not necessarily you, Cap'n) demeaned
lowbander, his modified DX-394's, and the basic DX-394.
I thought that was unfair and needed some balance. After all, I'm a
DX-394 enthusiast and hot-rodder.

I don't know what you are using, Cap'n, but if you can handle a
soldering iron, pick up one of those DX-394's at $110 and have some
fun. Your other rig, like my Drake R-4B, may end up gathering dust for
a while ;-) .

73 and seasons greetings!

Tom