What's the best unmodified ?

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What's the best unmodified ?

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Hi guys i have started seeing a few new old stock radios appearing on that well known auction site the last wee while... My question is tho what one might be better out of the 2..first is the westland 707 and the other is the laffayette 1005..please can anyone shed some light on both radios standard and modified.. Cheers peeps.
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they are both decent radios, Lafayette has the edge on it for me, smaller more coverage. And nice tone on them.westland would be easier to mod as has normal switches, Nick says the 1005 switches are :twisted:
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OK fella thanks for the reply.. Something about the westland I like...
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If you like meters as opposed to fairy lights, that could make a difference.

I always liked the look of the old Cybernet Beta 3000, so I was immediately a fan of the 1005, whereas the Westfield is larger and a bit ugler in my opinion. It's colourway may not be to everyone's taste either.

I bought both radios myself as they're usually both hard to come by as a rule.
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The Collector wrote: 20 Mar 2022, 22:55

I always liked the look of the old Cybernet Beta 3000, so I was immediately a fan of the 1005,
Gets my vote :thumbup:
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1005 for me too..
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