RadioBanter - View Single Post - NRD-515 vs Drake R7a

May 22nd 06, 05:24 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

In article .com,
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As have many of us, I have settled on the R7(A) and 515 as
two of my keepers. The 515 is extraordinarily sensitive and
I believe even more than the R7A. But the R7 has so many
tuning options, including the amazing Passband, notch and
selectivity options, that it makes DXing a breeze. I have
never minded the ergonomics of the R7 that much. The addition
of a RV75, which has become one of the rarest items on
Ebay, improves thing a lot with the R7.

Would be interest in finding out from other 515 owners if anyone
has located the master oscillator adjustment pot (if there is
one) as I would like to bring my 515 smack on frequency.

Mine is maybe 10 hz off, but my main problem is my PBT is off quite a
bit, in USB, I have to set it to about 2'oclock (I have the knobpot mod,
the stock fine tune detent drove me up the wall), or the audio is bad,
or there's a het. On LSB, it's even worse. I was thinking about just
trying to set it by ear, and see how close I can get.

I should just go and buy a decent freq counter and do it the right way..

BDK