On Apr 28, 6:25*am, "Justtis" wrote:
I purchased one of these sets and my E10 Eton seems just about as sensitive
as this high priced set. *The only difference I can make out is the digital
sound processor make things much clearer and easier to understand.
The sensitivity is not that good at least in comparison on these two sets.
I wanted a new in-box set but the store only had this one, so they said, and
they rest were on back order.
I've e-mailed them offering to return it and purchase a new "In-box unit" as
well as maybe the E1 plus extended warranties on all. *RadioWorld Canada is
the Vendor and we will see what they come up with.
I'll let you know the results.

This is very strange as over many years of playing with radio's the
good tabletops like your R75 are usually at least 10 dB more sensitive
than a portable off the whip.

So I can only assume that you have not got a properly matched 50 Ohm
antenna attached to the R75. I assure you a R75 with only 50 feet of
longwire antenna terminated into a 9:1 matching transformer and RG58
coax runin will give you superb results, far outstripping any portable
on the market.

Also, have you engaged the pre-amps on the R75?
Otherwise the R75 may be malfunctioning, a most unlikely scenario as
they are notoriously reliable = a great radio.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700
Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
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