"Mark" wrote in message
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"Michael" wrote in message
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Hiya... I finally got to try an NRD-545. A friend that recently
purchased
one lent it to me for the evening. It didn't take as long as I expected
to
learn the basics of the radio. I've been using it with an external
speaker
and both of my two outdoor antennas. My one single impression so far is
that
it is over priced and over rated. It is NO more sensitive or selective
then
my R-75. I also find the audio to be anemic and tinny. The DSP
technology
is a help on some of the weak and messy signals I've tried, but it is by
no
means a magic cure. I was thinking about getting one last year and I'm
glad
I didn't. So far the best thing about this radio is how it looks. It
makes
my R-75 look like an ugly duckling, but it doesn't make it sound like
one.
I admit I've only had it for a few hours and I may be missing part of the
story, but I dont like it better then my R-75. It is not a better DX'ing
rig and it dosent sound better on boradcst. Not even if it was the same
price would I prefer it.

Michael


Michael,

Too bad you didn't like it. Took me about a month before I got the hang of
my NRD 545. And still learning. I'm very impressed with JRC stuff.

I have the 545 hooked up to a stereo system and the audio is excellent
this
way. It's got some really brilliant features that take a while to get used
to, for me at least.

But I have no experience with Icom, so can't compare. The NRD545 is radio
people seem to love or hate.

My won't be going anywhere.


Hiya... I dont hate it at all. I'm sure it would grow on me if I had it for
a long time and I learned its finer points. I just dont think that it is a
good value for dollar. Especially considering that my R-75 was only $500.00
brand new and the R-75 seems to be just as capable. At this point, I
really think the only thing that could improve my DX'ing capabilities would
be a new location. I cant make bigger antennas, because they overload even
my R-75 with the local 50 kilowatt medium wave stations. New and more
expensive radios wont help either, because of the general noise levels in
the very densely populated area that I live in. I've come to the conclusion
that the bottleneck for me is just my location and not my gear. The NRD-545
really does look nice and it is built like a tank. There is no use for me
to get one though as I dont think a more expensive radio will help given the
reasons I listed above. I just had to try though. Luckily, I can give this
one back easy enough. No harm, no foul.

Michael