As an E1 owner and as one who owned an R8 for some 4 years ('91 to
'95), here's my take on it:

Unless you plan to use the portability of the Eton to get the radio out
of some noisy indoor environment that is preventing decent reception on
your Drake, I wouldn't expect the E1 to offer you noticeably better MW
reception. And the antenna you're using doesn't really lend itself to
portable applications.

While the Eton very nicely employs synchronous selectable sideband (as
in the Drake R8B), the Drake R8's overall performance is going to be
superior to that of the Eton E1.

For me, the E1 has become a favorite for portable applications. I've
come across no other portable that comes as close as the E1 does in
offering performance that approaches tabletop receiver quality.

junius




DeWayne wrote:
I have a Drake R8 and an AOR LA-380 desktop loop antenna. MW seems ok with
this setup, but I am wondering if I could get noticeably better MW with the
Eton E1 and this antenna.