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December 30th 03, 09:09 PM

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In your opinion which radio is better?

The JRC NRD-545 or the Drake R8B?

I own both. Both are excellent.

As far as performance goes, they're pretty close. The 545 has more bells and
whistles. The R8B's noise blanker is a tad better than the 545's, but the 545's
manual notch filter is the best I've ever encountered on a radio. The 545 also
has an automatic notch filter (BC) that kills, or at least greatly reduces,
multiple hetrodynes and whistles. I love the 545's variable bandwidth control.
Both have good synchronous detection. The R8B has a stronger audio amp.

The 545's DSP noise reduction (NR) feature (not to be confused with it's noise
blanker (NB)), is virtually worthless in my opinion.

The 545 is a tad easier to operate, has a better "feel" to it. The 545's
construction quality is much better than the R8B.

If I was forced to keep only one of them, I would choose the 545 without
hesitation.

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