When conditions get REEALLY bad or the Signal is
REEALLY faint,
the R-75 shines... ( with a good, long antenna)


Mine is hooked up to Computer speakers; sounds pretty good to me !

- Someday I'll get the Kiwa mods;
- but I like it so much it'd be hard to send away ...

Dan


In article , Jerry
writes:


I would like to buy a decent radio to listen to shortwave and
hams. From what I've seen, the Kenwood r-1000, Kenwood r-5000,
and Icom R-75 should suit my needs. I tend to lean towards the
r-1000, but the Icom is a new design and only a couple hundred dollars
more. Would I be better off choosing the Icom, or is it loaded with
squirrel features I would never use? Is the r-5000 a better choice?
Thanks for any help.