Gary, I like the R8 the best as it is much easer to tune than the R-390A. The R-390A is very good and I like the audio on the R-390A much better than the R8.
On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Gary Smith via IRCA <[email protected] > wrote: > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gary Smith <[email protected]> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < > [email protected]> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:46:48 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Drake R8 > Hi Bill, > Curious as to which you like better, the R-390A or the R8. I've been > playing with several receivers here -- an R-390A, a Hammarlund SP600 JX-26, > and a Harris RF-550. So far, I like the SP600 the best. > GaryWA1TJB > > On Monday, February 23, 2015 12:58 PM, Bill Block < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > When I got up today the Drake R8 was working normal and I got 1 new > station > KWXY-1340 in Cathedral City, California. But, the next time I turned the > Drake R8 it came on for a few seconds than I heard a big pop noise and it > went dead. So now I am back to the R-390A which is still working. > > Bill Block > Prescott Valley, AZ > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
