it is a redesigned SW-8, not exactly the same, but almost.

I actually prefer the 800 because of the better speaker and tone controls.
also it is easier to use because of its size


"Conan Ford" wrote in message
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The Sat. 800 is a Drake SW8 inside, is it not?

Conan Ford wrote:
The Sat. 800 is a Drake SW8 inside, is it not?

The Drake was much better built and actually quite portable.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

The Drake was much better built and actually quite portable.

--
Brian Denley

Indeed. On a side-by side comparison I could make the SW8 sound just
as good as
the Grundig using an outboard speaker. Even with the extra speaker,
the Drake/speaker combo
was less than half the size of the Grundig, whose construction quality
leaves
a lot to be desired (remember that tuning knob?)

RK