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Old May 20th 07, 06:00 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Differences Between Two of the Same Radio

On May 20, 2:52 am, Cato wrote:
Here's a question that I have often wondered about....

Let's say you have two of the same radio model... two Sony
7600GRs, two Kaito KA1102s, Eton E5s, Icoms, Kenwoods, etc. or
whatever...

How likely is it that they will both have the very same
sensitivity, selectivity, scanning sensitivity, (both stopping on the
same stations during a scan etc.) etc.??

Or will one of the two always be a bit better then the other? Both
a bit different??

Cato


I think there are two extremes. For very cheap radios, you may see
differences fairly easily. For very complex receivers you may well
see differences. I believe Rob Sherwood once said that the Icom R9000
was so complex, that most samples he saw had at least some minor issue
or other.

Bob