I'm in the business of buying a new receiver and have settled on
two options;

The AOR AR-7030Plus or the Japan Radio NRD-545.
Which one would have the highest dynamic range (IP3) and
sensitivity? Is the AR-7030 receiver so clumsy to operate as
many have stated?

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Gisle V.

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Gisle Vanem wrote:
I'm in the business of buying a new receiver and have settled on
two options;

The AOR AR-7030Plus or the Japan Radio NRD-545.
Which one would have the highest dynamic range (IP3) and
sensitivity? Is the AR-7030 receiver so clumsy to operate as
many have stated?

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Gisle V.

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I can't comment on the NRD-545, but I have a 7030+ and find it to be an
excellent receiver. If you want to compare specs, just visit Universal
Radio's website (www.rffun.com) and check 'em out.

Mind you, if I were in your position, I would not buy either one of
these receivers until the new Kneisner and Doering receiver is
available and some reviews of it have surfaced.

http://kd-elektronik.com/kwz32_e/index.html

Steve

"Steve" wrote:

Mind you, if I were in your position, I would not buy either one of
these receivers until the new Kneisner and Doering receiver is
available and some reviews of it have surfaced.

Hm. K&D rigs must be at least 2 times pricier than NRD-545 I should
think. If had that amount of cash, I'd wait a bit longer for an ICOM
R-9500. It looks awesome.

--gv

Gisle Vanem wrote:
"Steve" wrote:

Mind you, if I were in your position, I would not buy either one of
these receivers until the new Kneisner and Doering receiver is
available and some reviews of it have surfaced.

Hm. K&D rigs must be at least 2 times pricier than NRD-545 I should
think. If had that amount of cash, I'd wait a bit longer for an ICOM
R-9500. It looks awesome.

--gv

I don't know what K&D will charge for the KWZ-30/2. It will be
expensive, no doubt, but a lot is going to hinge on the options you
plunk for. If you decide you want the extended frequency range and the
spectrum display, for example, that'll have a big impact on price.

I wouldn't touch a NRD545D - my top DXing pals all sold them off after
finding their filters were inadequate and their IP3 didn't keep out the
close in interference.

The AOR7030+ has the best specs of any receiver but not everyone can handle
it's impossible ergonomics - I'm one of them and found I just couldn't
handle the difficult operating system - others swear by it though once they
get used to it.

IMHO you could do no better than a used Drake R8B from eBay - a superb radio
with great ergonomics.
See my side by side test of a Drake R8A with a 7030 at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/aor_...r8a_plimmer.dx


for a list of specs see:
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

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"Gisle Vanem" wrote in message
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I'm in the business of buying a new receiver and have settled on
two options;

The AOR AR-7030Plus or the Japan Radio NRD-545.
Which one would have the highest dynamic range (IP3) and
sensitivity? Is the AR-7030 receiver so clumsy to operate as
many have stated?

--
Gisle V.

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John Plimmer wrote:
IMHO you could do no better than a used Drake R8B from eBay - a superb radio
with great ergonomics.

That. as you say is your opionion, IMHO, it's a great radio with terrible
ergonimics. Some people like dials, and knobs and buttons. Others prefer
radios like the R8, which has the ergonomics of a satellite receiver, not
a radio.

I would buy a Kenwood R-5000. The later R8 has a useable sync detector for
AM, the R-5000 works almost as well in ECSS.

Geoff.

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I wouldn't touch a NRD545D - my top DXing pals all sold them off after
finding their filters were inadequate and their IP3 didn't keep out the
close in interference.

The AOR7030+ has the best specs of any receiver but not everyone can
handle
it's impossible ergonomics - I'm one of them and found I just couldn't
handle the difficult operating system - others swear by it though once
they
get used to it.

IMHO you could do no better than a used Drake R8B from eBay - a superb
radio
with great ergonomics.
See my side by side test of a Drake R8A with a 7030 at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/aor_...r8a_plimmer.dx

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Gisle.

I have to go with John on this. the 7030+ has to be the most "loved"
and "hated" radio
ever made. some love it, a bunch hate it. check the post on yahoo groups
on both. i have both
here, and a bunch other desktops. the big turn off to me on the JRC is
the sound. the 535 also
has the famous mute trouble. the AOR is a fantastic receiver. it just
does it all. i have no
trouble with the OS. love the remote, it's makes operation easy. the
killer ap is "wings".
it's a fantastic control program, and it's free. for me it's no question
the AOR is my
favorite receiver. and, the service from AOR UK is second to none. run a
google and read
the test, and comments. if you can get one from a friend, all the
better. you have to sit
in front of one for a few hours to realize what this little radio can
do. a lot of people
miss the knobs, i don't. if i want to twiddle a few knobs i'll turn on
one of my drakes.
so, YMMV!

Father Michael.

by the way, JRC has a new receiver coming out first of the new year. you
may want to wait
for that be for putting down the large bucks...

Father Mike wrote:

I wouldn't touch a NRD545D - my top DXing pals all sold them off after
finding their filters were inadequate and their IP3 didn't keep out the
close in interference.

The AOR7030+ has the best specs of any receiver but not everyone can
handle
it's impossible ergonomics - I'm one of them and found I just couldn't
handle the difficult operating system - others swear by it though once
they
get used to it.

IMHO you could do no better than a used Drake R8B from eBay - a superb
radio
with great ergonomics.
See my side by side test of a Drake R8A with a 7030 at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/aor_...r8a_plimmer.dx

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Gisle.

I have to go with John on this. the 7030+ has to be the most "loved"
and "hated" radio
ever made. some love it, a bunch hate it. check the post on yahoo groups
on both. i have both
here, and a bunch other desktops. the big turn off to me on the JRC is
the sound. the 535 also
has the famous mute trouble. the AOR is a fantastic receiver. it just
does it all. i have no
trouble with the OS. love the remote, it's makes operation easy. the
killer ap is "wings".
it's a fantastic control program, and it's free. for me it's no question
the AOR is my
favorite receiver. and, the service from AOR UK is second to none. run a
google and read
the test, and comments. if you can get one from a friend, all the
better. you have to sit
in front of one for a few hours to realize what this little radio can
do. a lot of people
miss the knobs, i don't. if i want to twiddle a few knobs i'll turn on
one of my drakes.
so, YMMV!

Father Michael.

by the way, JRC has a new receiver coming out first of the new year. you
may want to wait
for that be for putting down the large bucks...

Will they most likely continue their long tradition of lousy audio with the new set?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A and R8B

70' and 200' wires

Will they most likely continue their long tradition of lousy audio with
the new set?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A and R8B

70' and 200' wires

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Ace.

You could be right. with less new radios being produced, it's a
shame. for
the money i paid for the 545, i expected a lot more than i got from it.
it's more
than lousy audio, you just get so much less than what you paid for.

Father Michael...

In article ,
says...
I'm in the business of buying a new receiver and have settled on
two options;

The AOR AR-7030Plus or the Japan Radio NRD-545.
Which one would have the highest dynamic range (IP3) and
sensitivity? Is the AR-7030 receiver so clumsy to operate as
many have stated?



I had a original version 7030 here for a while, I was thinking about
buying it from a friend, but even after I got used to it, it's operation
still annoyed me way too much to ever buy one. It's a great receiver,
but IMO, just a big hassle to use. Too small for it's own good.


If I had the $$ I would be sitting a few feet from a NRD-545 now. The
7030 plus probably is better in some ways on AM, but I do Utes, and in
SSB, it's close enough that the vastly superior ergonomics of the JRC
would win.

But that's me. It's your money.

BDK