On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:03:52 -0500, "Brian Denley"
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David wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:08:34 GMT, "David Eduardo"
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"David" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:19:10 GMT, "David Eduardo"
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"Rob" wrote in message
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R8B is a big dissapointment too....as with anything made by DRAKE

Yeah, it is essentially the gold standard for AM mode DX, whether
MW or SW.
There is nothing even close to it in this usage, even for several
time the price.


R-390A

Have owned both, and the R8 series is really superior.


Me too.

http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

The 390s have a great noise floor when properly tuned up. Other than that,
a modern PLL receiver has many more features.
The question was about AM mode. There's no bells and whistles on an
R8B that make it better than an R-390A for AM radio.

"David" wrote in message
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The question was about AM mode. There's no bells and whistles on an
R8B that make it better than an R-390A for AM radio.

It just gets more stations.

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:26:14 GMT, "David Eduardo"
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"David" wrote in message
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The question was about AM mode. There's no bells and whistles on an
R8B that make it better than an R-390A for AM radio.

It just gets more stations.


No. It doesn't. The R390A is quieter.

David wrote:
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

The 390s have a great noise floor when properly tuned up. Other
than that, a modern PLL receiver has many more features.
The question was about AM mode. There's no bells and whistles on an
R8B that make it better than an R-390A for AM radio.

David:
Don't get me wrong - I love that R-390. But you're wrong about the bells a
whsitles. A sync detector is a wonderful AM tool. A sideband selectable
sync detector is even better: reduced fading distortion AND less adjacent
channel interference.

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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:08:57 -0500, "Brian Denley"
wrote:

David wrote:
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

The 390s have a great noise floor when properly tuned up. Other
than that, a modern PLL receiver has many more features.
The question was about AM mode. There's no bells and whistles on an
R8B that make it better than an R-390A for AM radio.

David:
Don't get me wrong - I love that R-390. But you're wrong about the bells a
whsitles. A sync detector is a wonderful AM tool. A sideband selectable
sync detector is even better: reduced fading distortion AND less adjacent
channel interference.
Am old-style Collins Mechanical Filter (with the trimmer mod) is just
as advantageous. You can work the passband against the steep skirt.