big boy now wrote:

dxAce
i have a few receivers hear i use my newest is a new version of
the AOR AR5000A+3 i also have the matching SDU5600 FFT Display unit.....this
takes pride of place in my radio room..... i also have the Kenwood R5000.
i also have an icom IC-R7000. i had two IC-R7000 ,s but i sold one of them a
couple of weeks ago for £280..
the IC-R7000 still fetch a very good price...
i am not sure was there two versions of the IC-R7000 as the one i still
have. the writing were it says ICOM IC-R7000 communications receiver the
writing is smaller on this one than it was on the other one i sold....do you
think this could be a later model......
i have a few other receivers i have collected over the years but not sure
exactly what they are its years since i had them out they are well stored to
protect them.....i will get them out one day when i have time spare....

I don't know about the '7000 issue. You might want to try a check on
rec.radio.swap or perhaps contact Universal Radio, Fred Osterman might be able
to answer that question for you as to which one is the later model.

That spectrum display unit sounds nice, would be especially useful for utility
monitoring.

dxAce
Michigan
USA