"David" wrote in message
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On 3 Oct 2005 12:27:57 -0700, "dxace1" wrote:

This R7 is headed for a record price for an Ebay
sale.

Amazing commentary on value of these fantastic receivers.
From my scanning of R7 Ebay items over the past year, value
for these on average is now up well past $1300 or more for
specimens in excellent condition, with R7As fetching even
higher:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5813581639

Eek. Mechanical bandswitch...

Properly maintained, that bandswitch will outlive the mechanical encoders in
today's radios.
Sold my R7 and NB ( no add filters) for $600 6 years back. Although it was a
nice RX and had better PBT than today's RX, I really do not miss it.
Now, the Davco DR-30, will be buried with me:
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/presiden...vers/davco.htm
Dale W4OP

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:19:34 GMT, "Dale Parfitt"
wrote:



"David" wrote in message
.. .
On 3 Oct 2005 12:27:57 -0700, "dxace1" wrote:

This R7 is headed for a record price for an Ebay
sale.

Amazing commentary on value of these fantastic receivers.
From my scanning of R7 Ebay items over the past year, value
for these on average is now up well past $1300 or more for
specimens in excellent condition, with R7As fetching even
higher:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5813581639

Eek. Mechanical bandswitch...

Properly maintained, that bandswitch will outlive the mechanical encoders in
today's radios.
Sold my R7 and NB ( no add filters) for $600 6 years back. Although it was a
nice RX and had better PBT than today's RX, I really do not miss it.
Now, the Davco DR-30, will be buried with me:
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/presiden...vers/davco.htm
Dale W4OP

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:19:34 GMT, "Dale Parfitt"
wrote:



"David" wrote in message
.. .
On 3 Oct 2005 12:27:57 -0700, "dxace1" wrote:

This R7 is headed for a record price for an Ebay
sale.

Amazing commentary on value of these fantastic receivers.
From my scanning of R7 Ebay items over the past year, value
for these on average is now up well past $1300 or more for
specimens in excellent condition, with R7As fetching even
higher:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5813581639

Eek. Mechanical bandswitch...

Properly maintained, that bandswitch will outlive the mechanical encoders in
today's radios.
Sold my R7 and NB ( no add filters) for $600 6 years back. Although it was a
nice RX and had better PBT than today's RX, I really do not miss it.
Now, the Davco DR-30, will be buried with me:
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/presiden...vers/davco.htm
Dale W4OP


That's a cool radio. If I ever decide to get funky with an old school
radio again it'll likely be an R-388 that I stumble across (I'm not
going to pay E-Bay prices for one). I've had the Hallis and couple
390As and have an NC-125 in the garage.

The bands are so sucky so often it's hard to stay focused.

David wrote:

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:19:34 GMT, "Dale Parfitt"
wrote:



"David" wrote in message
.. .
On 3 Oct 2005 12:27:57 -0700, "dxace1" wrote:

This R7 is headed for a record price for an Ebay
sale.

Amazing commentary on value of these fantastic receivers.
From my scanning of R7 Ebay items over the past year, value
for these on average is now up well past $1300 or more for
specimens in excellent condition, with R7As fetching even
higher:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5813581639

Eek. Mechanical bandswitch...

Properly maintained, that bandswitch will outlive the mechanical encoders in
today's radios.
Sold my R7 and NB ( no add filters) for $600 6 years back. Although it was a
nice RX and had better PBT than today's RX, I really do not miss it.
Now, the Davco DR-30, will be buried with me:
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/presiden...vers/davco.htm
Dale W4OP


That's a cool radio. If I ever decide to get funky with an old school
radio again it'll likely be an R-388 that I stumble across (I'm not
going to pay E-Bay prices for one). I've had the Hallis and couple
390As and have an NC-125 in the garage.

The bands are so sucky so often it's hard to stay focused.

ADD?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

If you ever decide to get "funky" in any sense, please let me know in
advance so that I can arrange to be far, far away.

wrote:

If you ever decide to get "funky" in any sense, please let me know in
advance so that I can arrange to be far, far away.

I'm sure the folks who run the group home will do their best to restrain him
should he ever decide to get "funky".

dxAce
Michigan
USA

wrote:

If you ever decide to get "funky" in any sense, please let me know in
advance so that I can arrange to be far, far away.

I dunno, he has some pretty nasty funk going all the time on this
newsgroup...

--
Eric F. Richards

"I have in mind a bloodbath that is thoroughly bipartisan. Let the
Clintons be the first to go. American politics will not be healthy until
they are purged from the system. Issue exit visas to Trent Lott and Tom
DeLay, to Dick Armey, to the ancient and awful Strom Thurmond and the
odious Jesse Helms. Let the ostraca fall upon the bombastic charlatan
Jesse Jackson, upon Henry Hyde and Maxine Waters, upon Barbara Boxer
and Orrin Hatch." - Lance Morrow,
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...,88598,00.html

The bands are so sucky so often it's hard to stay focused.
Try 75M AM at night -3880-3885KHz even into the wee hours. The ops there
are using the heavy metal AM broadcast rigs many times- they sound superb,
and the discussions are technical in nature.
Dale W4OP

David wrote:
That's a cool radio. If I ever decide to get funky with an old school
radio again it'll likely be an R-388 that I stumble across (I'm not
going to pay E-Bay prices for one). I've had the Hallis and couple
390As and have an NC-125 in the garage.

The bands are so sucky so often it's hard to stay focused.

I have a very nice R-388. The radio is pretty sensitive and very stable
after only a few minutes, unlike the Hammarlunds which drift for hours.
It's also quite accurate for the day. You can dial a station right to the
KHz and it'll be there. You can also, as Peter Maus warned me a long time
ago, develop a strong right arm cranking that band change knob.

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

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 22:39:35 -0400, "Brian Denley"
wrote:


David wrote:
That's a cool radio. If I ever decide to get funky with an old school
radio again it'll likely be an R-388 that I stumble across (I'm not
going to pay E-Bay prices for one). I've had the Hallis and couple
390As and have an NC-125 in the garage.

The bands are so sucky so often it's hard to stay focused.

I have a very nice R-388. The radio is pretty sensitive and very stable
after only a few minutes, unlike the Hammarlunds which drift for hours.
It's also quite accurate for the day. You can dial a station right to the
KHz and it'll be there. You can also, as Peter Maus warned me a long time
ago, develop a strong right arm cranking that band change knob.
Love the PTO vs Variable Capacitor.