Hi.

I don't know about the Drake R8, but the Drake R8A definitely can be 
computer controlled.  It has a DB9 connector right on the back of the radio 
for that purpose.  If you want to listen between 100 KHz and 30 MHz, it is 
a superior receiver in many respects.  I think that in your situation, you 
might find the filtering in that radio to be quite nice for CW 
reception.  My only misgiving is that I thought it tended to have a little 
more thermal drift than the Icom R75, but the filtering in the Drake was 
definitely nicer.

73, de Lou K2LKK


At 08:02 AM 11/9/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>Wow!  Extreemely cool!  Their was a drake r8 for sale a week ago, which
>might do nicely.  I know people speak highly of the icom r75.  I don't know
>if eighter receiver can be connected to a computer through a com port.  Any
>radio can be connected through the sound card, which might be what you need.
>I agree about TVI concerns, but their are some slick QRP radios out there.
>Handihams might have better ideas, they probably have come across this
>situation before.
>
>
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