"dxAce" wrote in message
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Michael wrote:

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I am running Drake R8B and am thinking about buying the ICOM R75. Does
anybody here own both and could you comment? I think I can probably
still get one for 600 from HRO or Universal.

73
Bob
N9NEO


HERE WE GO AGAIN !!!

I'll fire the first shot. I own an R75 with full Kiwa mods, and I have
used
an R8, R8A & R8B. I find that the R75 is a better radio for utility and
DX'ing. I also find the R75 to be an adequate radio for program
listening
before it gets any mods and a very good radio for program listening after
the Kiwa sync and audio mods. I find the R8B to be SUPERLATIVE as a
program
listening radio and very good as a DX'ing rig. I dont care what any of
the
bench statistics are, the R75 performs better as a DX'ing rig then the
R8B.
I could resolve DX signals with the R75 that I could not with the R8B. I
dont care how good the am synch is on the R8B is, or how good the audio
quality is. Those advantages count for nothing when your trying to DX
very
weak and messy signals. For that type of work, you are best served
putting
your rig in SSB and using ECSS tuning. In that capacity, the R75 is a
more
capable rig. I dont need to see bench test stats of any kind. I learned
this through actual use of both rigs. The R75 performs better for DX'ing
then the R8B.

Also keep in mind that I did my trials and comparisons of both Radios
with
two very good antennas.

Now, lets here from DXAce

That would be 'hear', and I disagree with your findings!

I'm blaming that one on my spell check.

Michael