Markeau schrieb:

Anyboy have real-world experience with any of the PC-based receivers,
such as the Winradio 1500/3000 series and the ICOM PCR1000

I have the PCR-1000.
On shortwave it is on par with the Sony ICF-2010 in sensitivity and
selectivity. It can not handle too strong signals on big antennas
without an additonal preselector (like the 2010). It is very stable on
frequency stability and the 1Hz tuning is superior to the 100Hz of the
2010 for SSB-listening wich I allways prefer for listening to broadcasts
under european conditions. Allthough there is no syncronous detection
there is no real difference in receiving capabilities under bad
conditions. The optional UT-106 DSP-unit works very fine on the
automatic multiple notch function. For the price thepcr-1000 is not too
bad for a wide-range receiver. It is nice to play with the programming
and decodimg features in conjunktion with RadioComm or Talk-PCR, MixWin,
etc... With a separate 12-volt battery and a (cheap Pentium-1) laptop
computer it is likely a portatop ;-) But it is far, far away from my
NRD-525... I use the PCR-1000 mostly for VHF/ UHF.

The Winradio 300/3000 series is playing in another league than the
pcr-1000 in in all aspects including price.