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February 2nd 07, 08:45 PM
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Icom R71: How well does it stack up today?
I've been away from this group for a few years but I'm just getting back into SWLing again. Anyway, I have an Icom R71 with the Kiwa audio upgrade, a Kiwa LF-H4S 6KHz AM filter, an Icom FlL-33 6KHz filter and have performed the passband tuning mod from Don Moman's R71 performance manual. I also recently re-aligned it and fine-tuned its sensitivity so that its running sweetly. The R71 was a top performer in its day but I'm just wondering how it stacks up against newer receivers like the Icom R75, AOR7030, NRD 545 or the Drake R8B. I listen solely to Worldband broadcasts and am wondering if some of the newer receivers are any better at pulling weak stations out of the mud. I do fairly well by tuning AM stations in USB or LSB mode if strong interference is a problem. I know that sync detectors improve the audio quality but are any of these receivers significantly better than the R71 at making an AM signal intelligible in the face of strong interference or when dealing with very weak signals? I don't often listen to communications so I'm only really concerned with AM. Cheers Andy Wish I'd never sold mine.... see me 1st if you get tired of yours! Rich |
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