but I'd safely say that a Degen or Kaito 1102 radio would not
satisfy me nearly as fully as the Drake R8B did, or the Icom R75 does,

Shoot, I KNOW (just by looking at the specs) it wouldn't hear what I already
have here (receiver wise)...so why buy.

I already have my little ones. DX399 /Bell&Howell / OMG transistor radio that
is *very* tiny. Those are just the 'little' ones.

Hey, if they want to spend the money and like it, fine. I'd rather have a
good Hammarlund or another tube radio myself.