patgkz wrote:

Leave it to Icom....they'll sell you a $1000 receiver for $549 then charge
you 100-200 per filter.....that's just the way the game is played these
days.

I purchased a like-new Drake R-8 with VHF and accessory speaker for under
$600 on ebay. No extra filters to buy here. Just enjoying great reception.

It does make me wonder how the Icom filters could be worth what they get
for them. You can buy the legendary Collins mechanical filters for those
prices. Drake made a good decision by using a low second IF (50-Khz)
which permits the use of much less costly LC filters that perform well.

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