"Telamon" wrote in message
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"Michael" wrote:

"jimg" wrote in message
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any opinions about which to buy for dx...
a 1992 drake r8 or a 2004 icom r-75 w dsp but without kiwa mods.

thnx
jimg
Oregon
USA

Depends on what kind of listening you want to do.

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No it depends on whether you know what you are doing. I'm fed up with
people advising people new to the hobby that this is the radio to get.
This is the wrong radio for them to get unless they have the aptitude
for it. Unless you want to kill the hobby stop recommending this radio
to newbies please.

You can make exceptions for people that are technicians or engineers
that have an understanding of what the radio can do or be modified to do
or are inclined to modify it themselves.

I keep seeing people new to hobby sell the R75 they picked up and leave
the hobby.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

You dont need a PhD to operate an R-75. It is no more complicated to use
the an R8. Where are you coming from ???

Michael