On Feb 29, 8:44*am, Radioguy wrote:
On Feb 29, 1:09*am, (Geoffrey S. Mendelson) wrote:





Radioguy wrote:
Yes, I agree. *Side by side there would probably be a few situations
where each of those receivers would excel by a small margin on HF.
The 9500 might be a bargain if measured by the price-per-button.

The 9500 is a bargain if you have the money and want that extra
margin in the situations it excels at. If it makes the difference
between having every possible DXCC country in your log and not,
or getting that one extra contact for a contest, it's worth it.

Since this is an SWL group, let's face it, that extra margin is probably
of no concern to an SWL. In the real world a $200 portable with a $5
wire probably will "bag" you 95% of what is out there when it is there,
so the difference in price does not buy you much.

Did you know there is a ham out there with a 20m (14mHz) 10 element
beam antenna? I'm sure he could use one. :-) If you don't know the
math, my 11 element 2m beam antenna was 6 feet wide, by 12 feet long.
Multiply that by 10.

At least they made the thing look and feel like a radio, instead of
an expensive VoIP box.

Geoff.

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It would be interesting to determine if the 9500 could actually
deliver usable signals from stations where the other two could not.
And it would be equally interesting to see if the reverse were true.
I would like to read about or somehow quantify the as yet undefined
listening margin that a mega-buck reveiver like the 9500 is supposed
to deliver.

The 9500 has a graphic spectrum display, frequency coverage darkness
to daylight and numerous controls that the other receivers do not.

- But basic signal grabbing performance on the HF bands
- is where the receivers should be compared.

Yeah I Buy a Radio to be able to Hear what I want to Listen
to; and too much 'stuff' starts to be 'stuff' that gets in the way
of the actual Radio Listening.

Well if you Buy 16+ Acres of Land to put up Four (4) Rhombic
Antennas each on it's own 4 Acres and pointing at the Four
Cardinal Headings N-E-S-W then you might be in a position
to discern the difference on a daily basis. Plus the Land can
usually be sold at a profit sometime in the future.

remember - don't let all the knobs and buttons stop you
from simply enjoying listening to you radios ~ RHF