Re: [Drakelist] What would you do?

2011-09-05 Thread Curt
Hello Steve, How well a rig functions is more important to me than how it looks. After all, the only people that see my shack besides me are non-hams who think even the beautiful stuff looks like junk. Whether the copper chassis is pristine is less important than how well the AVC functions.

Re: [Drakelist] What would you do?

2011-09-05 Thread Don Cunningham
Steve, This one of those questions where you will probably end up split 50/50 and just have to make the decision yourself BUT you asked, so I'll take it on. You have to first decide what your goal is, do you want a "pristine collectable" that may or may not be worth "squat" later, OR do you wan

[Drakelist] What would you do?

2011-09-05 Thread Steve Wedge
Fellow Drakesters - I bought an R-4B a few weeks ago, sort of sight-unseen, on the assurance that it was an "8" (I assumed out of 10, but I won't go there right now...) The receiver works very well and pulls in the signals as good as anything ever made. It transceives well with both my T-4X's