John Plimmer wrote:

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5) receiver - I agree with this totally. The fellow I mentioned above used
to DX with a Lowe HF150, a really modest RX, but he used to run rings around
many of us with much more fancy gear.

Somehow this doesn't surprise me. The HF-150 is a 'meat and potatoes'
type of receiver, but it's surprising to see just what it can do at
times. It's a well-designed receiver. The people who made the HF-150
understood that there's more to a good receiver than a big pricetag, a
plastic case, and lots and lots of "features".

Steve