On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:06:59 GMT, m II wrote:

David wrote:

It is certainly a fine radio, but its a scanner.
as far as the HF is concerned, i find the yb400pe and the sony7600gr much
better for sw and they are portables. only costing 100-140 bucks
Rikk


Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyyyyyyyy..... ...

http://www.strongsignals.net/access/...= 038#HF_PERF


Where they say:

After digesting the section 4 contents you'll get the undeniable feeling
that the RD500 is primarily an HF receiver (which is a direct result of
its original design as an HF receiver) which we'll get into later.

And:

''Overall the RD500 was a joy to use and I can understand how those
who own both this radio and the AOR AR7030 say that the Fairhaven is
always nipping at the heels of the AOR. It's performance and HF
features allow you to extract the most enjoyment out of the HF band.''