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August 26th 04, 03:46 PM

In article ,
says...
Here's a *possible* solution: buy an AOR AR7030 Plus receiver from one
of the shops in England in conjunction with Richard Hillier at AOR UK
(he can make recommendations to you based on your requirements and
will contact the shop of your choice to have the radio specially made
up and shipped to you). Then contact Jan Arkesteijn and download
RxWings (you can e-mail him and get the latest version). You will then
have a superlative receiver which can be used as a stand-alone radio,
a radio controlled by a remote-control device, and a
computer-controlled radio. Should computer standards change in a
number of years, well, you'll still have the stand-alone radio. You
can have your cake and eat it too! (The AR7030 is AT LEAST as good as
the Drake; frankly, I think it's much more versatile and better.) By
the way, Jan's computer control program RxWings is totally FREE!

Joe

P.S. You can tell your wife that this will be the VERY LAST short-wave
radio you'll ever need to buy. If you're lucky, she MAY even believe
you!

m II wrote in message news:t06Xc.44065$S55.34787@clgrps12...
Ok..this is all in the imaginary 'Wish List' category..

An elderly aunt has died and left you a small sum of money(1).

You need another radio, (I know, I know) just to round out things a bit.
The Drake R8b has excellent specs, as does the Winradio 313i. You
suspect that you'll be getting arthritis in the tuning hand in the next
few years, so manual control of the set isn't that important. Function,
sensitivity and dependability is EVERYTHING.

Which of the two radios would provide a better fit for those
requirements? With the 180 Mhz extension and the 10Mhz module, the
Winradio would cost almost the same as a Drake.

So, as the cost is the same, which is the best radio?

I would have to give some thought as to waterproofing either setup, as
it may see a lot of use in the back yard when I'm locked out of the
house by one of those non-understanding types whose main purpose in life
seems to be questioning the value of radios

(1) In dxAce's case, his bail bondsman

mike

I would have to agree, the 7030 is a much better performer than a Drake
R8x, but I really hate the ergonomics of the thing. I don't like the
looks or operation of the Drake's either, but it's not as annoying to me
as the 7030's is. They both need to look at a JRC receiver, just about
any model, for hints in the ergonomics category.

Between the control layout, and looks of the Drake R8 series, I have
passed on buying one over the years. That, and the general feel and
looks of cheapness (Sorry R8x Fans) turns me off. Again, look at JRC for
help there. Made in USA is one thing, but it's actually "ASSEMBLED in
the USA", as about every part in it is imported.

I would have like to snatch up the really nice R7A I saw a couple of
years ago, it's a great receiver, but probably the most annoying to
operate one I have ever used..

BDK