Dear Jim,

I have a friend who owns one and I have heard it quite a bit. His is
modified "to the teeth" by ICOM, Kiwa and others; it's not bad, yet I
would still not buy one. Though more sensitive, I believe that
overall, in terms of "what you hear," it is inferior, at least to my
ears, to the Satellit 800, which I brought over to his house once for
side-by-side comparison. (Formal "true" A/B comparisons are not
possible as he has only one antenna connection, so the antenna must be
disconnected from one receiver and then hooked to the other. It
doesn't take long, but it's not true A/B.) That evening there was
nothing heard on the ICOM that could not also be heard on the Grundig
and the Grundig sounded much better (he uses a Radio Shack external
speaker; I used the Grundig's speaker). His radio cost much more than
mine.

My friend likes his ICOM.

Lawrence

"Jim Hackett" wrote in message link.net...
I'm assuming you have first hand experience with an R-75 and are not just
"parroting" what you've read or been told?


"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Grundig Satellit 800, like all SW radios, is not perfect. But at
its price level, it is by far the best receiver available. It offers
FM and portability which other communication receivers do not. It is a
much better radio for program listening than the stock ICOM R75, the
SW receiver closest in price, which must be modified by "third-party"
companies (or yourself at your own risk) in order to function
properly.
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