"Eric F. Richards" wrote in message
...
"Lucky" wrote:
"Eric F. Richards" wrote in message
...
"Michael" wrote:
I find that there isn't anything that I can hear with
the R-75 that I can hear with more expensive radios.
That's true. Images, birdies, artifacts, intermodulation products --
it's all there.
The R-75 is dumpster fodder. Value? yep. Value for money? yep.
Absolutely a good value? Not even close.
You need to experience a truly good radio. See
http://www.sherweng.com for some guidelines.
I personally think you made a fool out of yourself with your drivel and
that's about it.
Lucky
You can believe that all you want. I owned an R75 for years. When I
was selling it at a hamfest, Bob Sherwood came by and I offered it to
him, and he just laughed.
I'll say it again: It *is* value for the money, but it is *not* an
absolute value.
For me, the issue that is important is front-end overload. There are
several flamethrowers that put millivolts worth of signal on my
antennas. I don't have problems with close-in dynamic range... no one
should really have problems with sensitivity on HF.
The R75 was nothing but images below 10 MHz without both preamps off
and the attenuator on.
--
Eric F. Richards
"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940
Hi
I have about 10 radios. For $425, the R75 is my best rig. I have no problem
with images here in Miami. There are many Hams down here and lots of the
time the bands are terrible. But, with my R75, I can clean the signal up
very well and enjoy the conversations. I can't do this with my other rigs.
Here they. They are not all very good but I started out as a novice.
1] Kenwood 5000
2] Lowe HF-150
3] JVC NRD 525
4] Yaesu FRG-7
5] TenTec 320-D for DRM
6] Yaesu FRG-7700
7] Nasa Target HF3
8] Kenwood QR-666 {really the R300}
9] Degen 1103
10] Icom R75
I would say the next best rig is the HF-150 then the 5000 and 525 are about
equal with the 525 giving you a few more options. If I mean business I use
the R75. All I know is that I bought a brand NEW radio with **DSP and **dual
PBT plus easy computer control for $425. Just being able to mix and match
filters is superb. The built in 2 level pre-amp works great.
How in the freaken world can you argue this point? How? Point me to a decent
receiver for $425. Please, show me so I can buy it.
Lucky