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Icom R75 or Sony SW77?
I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams
and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group! Sara |
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Michael Bryant wrote: From: (Sara) I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? I own both. The SW-77 is a good portable, but the R75's ability to dig out utility and amateur signals seems to make it a much better choice. Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL I have an R-75, and tuning across the ham bands brings dozens of clear signals - the Icom makes it easy to tune them, also, and the twin PBT and notch filter are also a great help in that area. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
I _did_ have both at one time. I still have an SW77 but I sold the R75 and
bought a Drake R8B. The SW77 is fairly sensitive and its' SSB performance is adequate, but the R75 is probably better in that area. But for broadcast listening and general SW usage, the SW77 wins out primarily because it has a sych detector that actually works (the 2 filters aren't bad either). I had Kiwa mod the synch detector on my R75 and, athough it helped a little bit, the improvement was marginal at best. The internal speaker on the R75 leaves much to be desired. I never really used it much with an external speaker. The SW77 sound quality isn't all that great either, even with some external speakers. At least it has bass/treble controls that helps somewhat. If I had to choose between the two again, I'd go with the SW77 by a hair, but that's because I'm more of a broadcast listener than a DXer/ham listener. BTW, I was very impressed with the build quality of the R75. I don't think you'll really go wrong with either rig. ++++++++++++++++++ "Sara" wrote in message om... I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group! Sara |
Hi Sara:
Had the 7600; got the Icom R-75; I also Put up an external antenna. The Icom R-75 can pick up Vomats( sp ??) broadcasting from the Canary Islands & Hams from Colorado & Pirates all over & the Tower at Diego Garcia. - And I THINK a ham in Antartica.; - & of course BBC from Ascension Island. The 7600, on the other hand, had slightly better sound on SW.. - So for SW music shows, keep the 7600; - For digging out really hard stuff, hams in poor reception conditions, get the R-75 Dan ( R-75, NYC) I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group! Sara |
Just as an aside, has anyone looked at this young ladies last name, and
perhaps considered this to be some sort of put-on? Sara wrote: I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group! Sara |
In article , N8KDV
writes: Just as an aside, has anyone looked at this young ladies last name, and perhaps considered this to be some sort of put-on? - - Lotsa girls named Sara; - Whats the Problem ?? |
N8KDV wrote: Just as an aside, has anyone looked at this young ladies last name, and perhaps considered this to be some sort of put-on? Sure. But the question was perfectly legitimate, and I chose to answer it as an "in-good-faith" question. Maybe it is a put-on, and I'm the buffoon of the day for falling for it. But no harm done. I couldn't see giving it the "ivory tower" approach, as it is entirely possible that is her real name, or at least her chosen screen name, and *still* a legitimate question at that. Tony Sara wrote: I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group! Sara ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
The Icom R75 would be superior!
-- Greetings, Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG ========================================= WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm ========================================= "Sara" wrote in message om... I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the 7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group! Sara |
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