Tom, What about the Collins 75A4? I had Sherwood mods on an early R4C and completely agree with your summary. I believe that a stock A4, for topband, was about the top RX for the money in the 60's and 70's. Herb (KV4FZ) -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/topband Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com