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Icom R75 vs Satellit 800 purchase choice?
Ok, I've got enought for either the R75 or the Sat800. They're
both about the same price. I'm not too concerned about portability but looking for a great all around box for the money. |
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What do you listen to, Mostly
and what do you listen to Occasionally ? How important is the sound coming from the radio's speaker? Can you hook up an external speaker or use headphones?? Are you interested in Strong, clear signals or more to the "Digging out Pirates" type of listener.. In article , DEE writes: Ok, I've got enought for either the R75 or the Sat800. They're both about the same price. I'm not too concerned about portability but looking for a great all around box for the money. |
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DEE wrote:
Ok, I've got enought for either the R75 or the Sat800. They're both about the same price. I'm not too concerned about portability but looking for a great all around box for the money. Personally, in that price range, I'd go with a used Drake R8. Of the two you mentioned, the Sat 800 is likely to be better than the R75 for program listening - but the large number of refurb sat 800's on the market leads me to feel they still have quality control issues. If you go for a Sat 800 - you're probably better off with a refurb - it'll cost you less, and presumably someone has gone over it to fix flaws. The R75 is likely to be better than the Sat 800 for utility use. The sync detector doesn't work very well. Other than the design flaws, they seem to be well made. Otherwise the R75 is a good choice if you like to tinker. Several hobbyists have discovered inexpensive ways to fix the engineering goofs. Now if only Icom would decide to incorporate these fixes into future production... |
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DEE, you'll have to have cap mods done on the a.g.c, audio, and sync for your
R-75 to perform up to its' potential. If you're proficient with a soldering iron, why not consider Ten-Tech's 1254 World Band Radio kit for $195? Passport says it's "a fun weekend project, and the manufacturer's track record for hand-holding means that when you're through, the radio should reall work"! |
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DEE wrote: Ok, I've got enought for either the R75 or the Sat800. They're both about the same price. I'm not too concerned about portability but looking for a great all around box for the money. Sound: If you listen mostly with headphones, either is great. If you like to listen mostly with speakers, the "as-it-comes" sound of the Grundig is great. The Icom's built-in speaker is of afterthought quality, but any external speaker works well with it. If you like listening to mainstream broadcast SW, you'd be perfectly happy with the Grundig. If you like best-possible reception abilities with a good antenna, (serious DX) the Icom comes out well ahead. If you like to do a lot of CW/RTTY listeningk the Icom gets the nod, but if you are a really SERIOUS CW/RTTY person, you'd need some additional filters for the Icom for best performance. 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 =--- |
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I have both, which I bought as novice, a couple of years ago (and
overzealously added BC 780 (scanner), and Sony 7800 GR (portable)... I agree with Tony M's answer precisely...BUT, if I could only have one, it would be the R-75. Each works great, but I believe it's due to working until you get the antenna(e) right, which IMHO is the trick to making this stuff work , ) Relax, have fun, enjoy and don't worry about the "right" decision - either way you'll be okay. You simply can't get it "all" up front 'cause there's so much to learn and it takes time to zero in on what you like ('kinda like a boat - otherwise you'd hold out 'till you could buy a yacht , ) BTW, I would be happy to sell any or all of the above, as I'm ready to move up to a single specialized pro receiver to fit my preferred listening style, e.g the ICOM 8500, or NRD 545, et al. (plus, I only use each of the above for special interest; 'still have boxes, manuals, etc. each is mint)! In article , Tony Meloche wrote: DEE wrote: Ok, I've got enought for either the R75 or the Sat800. They're both about the same price. I'm not too concerned about portability but looking for a great all around box for the money. Sound: If you listen mostly with headphones, either is great. If you like to listen mostly with speakers, the "as-it-comes" sound of the Grundig is great. The Icom's built-in speaker is of afterthought quality, but any external speaker works well with it. If you like listening to mainstream broadcast SW, you'd be perfectly happy with the Grundig. If you like best-possible reception abilities with a good antenna, (serious DX) the Icom comes out well ahead. If you like to do a lot of CW/RTTY listeningk the Icom gets the nod, but if you are a really SERIOUS CW/RTTY person, you'd need some additional filters for the Icom for best performance. 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 =--- -- (C)2004, all rights reserved FrankM, Atlanta GA To email: change FrankM to fwmco |
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The R75 is a much better receiver than the SAT800. The R75 excels at digging
weak signals out of the mud. I have both and I'm just not very impressed by the SAT800. With external speakers or headphones, the R75 is just as good for regular program listening and the R75 is lightyears ahead of the SAT800 in dealing with DX. If you want decent program audio consider the far cheaper Grundig S350. Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL Louisville, KY R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K, DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76 (remove "nojunk" to reply) |
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No, it's not just as good for program listening. The sync detector
makes AM DX much more listenable on the S-800. On 21 Feb 2004 16:27:07 GMT, ospam (Michael Bryant) wrote: The R75 is a much better receiver than the SAT800. The R75 excels at digging weak signals out of the mud. I have both and I'm just not very impressed by the SAT800. With external speakers or headphones, the R75 is just as good for regular program listening and the R75 is lightyears ahead of the SAT800 in dealing with DX. If you want decent program audio consider the far cheaper Grundig S350. Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL Louisville, KY R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K, DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76 (remove "nojunk" to reply) |
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