jwb wrote:
what would be a major diffrence in shortwave reception using a transceiver
like a icom 725 compared to using just a shortwave reciever like icom r-75?
thanks jack



There would be very little if any difference. In a transceiver you are
paying for the transmitting part of the radio as well as the receiving
part. Now unless you have a license to get some use out of the
transmitting part, then you have wasted some of your money.