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John Plimmer wrote: Anyone interested in having a look at a side by side comparison between the venerable Drake R8B and Icom's latest digital transceiver offering the 756 PRO III can do so at http://www.dxing.info/equipment/icom_ic756_plimmer.dx The Icom has some impressive features for a SW DXer with performance to match Pricewise... after reading the review, I'd have to say that the R8B still wins, hands down, no question. dxAce Michigan USA -- John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods RX Drake R8B, SW8 & ERGO software Sony 7600D GE SRIII BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A. Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940 GE circa 50's radiogram Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop |
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