"Michael" wrote in message
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"Wannabe DXer" wrote in message
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Up to now I've been using portable SW radios, but would like to graduate
to
a real DXing setup. I've been considering either the Japan Radio Co.
NRD-545
DSP http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/1545.html or the
Ten-Tec
RX-350D http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0350.html

Which of these would probably do the best for DXing?

Suggestions?


I have used an NRD-545 for a few nights. A friend lent me his for a week
when I was considering buying one a few months back. I thought it would
be
an advance on my Icom R-75. It was not a better DX'ing rig then the R-75
regardless of the DSP capabilities of the NRD-545. I found it to be tinny
sounding and without question WAY over priced. I have never used the
RX-350D. I have also used a Drake R8 and a Kenwood R-5000. Of the R8,
R-5000, NRD-545 and the R-75, I have found the R-75 to be the best rig for
DX-ing. I tend to do all of my DX'ing in ssb mode using ECSS tuning. The
R-75 is King for this.

Still... Your antenna set up and your location is more important then your
rig. If you live an a congested area with lots of noise sources, no rig
is
going to be very effective. Also... If you dont have a good antenna set
up,
your rig wont matter either.

For hard core DX'ing the best rig I can recommend under $2,000.00 is the
R-75. A new one is under $600.00. Your best bet for an antenna would
depend on your circumstances. Can you put something up outside ??? If so,
how much of an area do you have to work with ???

I could put up something in my backyard. It's about 50 meters wide by 40
meters deep. What sort of antenna did you have in mind?