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any opinions about which to buy for dx... a 1992 drake r8
or a 2004 icom r-75 w dsp but without kiwa mods.

thnx jimg Oregon USA

Depends on what kind of listening you want to do.

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No it depends on whether you know what you are doing. I'm fed
up with people advising people new to the hobby that this is
the radio to get. This is the wrong radio for them to get
unless they have the aptitude for it. Unless you want to kill
the hobby stop recommending this radio to newbies please.

You can make exceptions for people that are technicians or
engineers that have an understanding of what the radio can do
or be modified to do or are inclined to modify it themselves.

I keep seeing people new to hobby sell the R75 they picked up
and leave the hobby.

-- Telamon Ventura, California

You dont need a PhD to operate an R-75. It is no more
complicated to use the an R8. Where are you coming from ???

Where am I coming from? I coming from seeing someone new to the
hobby buy a R75 then decide the hobby is not for them and
selling it. Then exit the hobby. That's were I'm coming from.


Why would they leave the hobby over an R-75 and not leave over an
R8 ???

If you can't figure that out me amount of explanation from me will
help you.


I see... Running for the cover of a little misdirection, huh ???

Look Mike, I said my piece and you are free to do the same. I'm not
arguing about it on Usenet.


No argument here. Only discussions. I'm still trying to figure out why an
R-75 would make some one quit swl. It isn't a hard receiver to use. I use
one and I am by no means a broadcast engineer. Do you envision people who
haven't had their first table top receiver as idiots and illiterates ??? If
you can use a volume knob and an on/off switch you can use an R-75. In
short, if you've used any portable out there, you can use an R-75. Perhaps
I'm missing something. Can you give reasons for your statement regarding
the R-75 being a reason to quit swl ???

Michael