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![]() "Michael" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... I am running Drake R8B and am thinking about buying the ICOM R75. Does anybody here own both and could you comment? I think I can probably still get one for 600 from HRO or Universal. 73 Bob N9NEO HERE WE GO AGAIN !!! It beats another Katrina thread. I'll fire the first shot. I own an R75 with full Kiwa mods, and I have used an R8, R8A & R8B. I find that the R75 is a better radio for utility and DX'ing. I also find the R75 to be an adequate radio for program listening before it gets any mods and a very good radio for program listening after the Kiwa sync and audio mods. I find the R8B to be SUPERLATIVE as a program listening radio and very good as a DX'ing rig. I dont care what any of the bench statistics are, the R75 performs better as a DX'ing rig then the R8B. I could resolve DX signals with the R75 that I could not with the R8B. I dont care how good the am synch is on the R8B is, or how good the audio quality is. Those advantages count for nothing when your trying to DX very weak and messy signals. For that type of work, you are best served putting your rig in SSB and using ECSS tuning. In that capacity, the R75 is a more capable rig. I dont need to see bench test stats of any kind. I learned this through actual use of both rigs. The R75 performs better for DX'ing then the R8B. Peter and I were just in a thread about the R75's sync, and he was mentioning that he received info from an Icom rep on how to properly work the sync that isn't in the manual online. Did you hear about anything like that when you were comparing the two?? Also keep in mind that I did my trials and comparisons of both Radios with two very good antennas. Now, lets here from DXAce Of course, the mean between the two extremes (you and Ace) is pretty much that the R75 is good value for the money. The entertaining comparisons are the Sat 800 vs. the R75. Of course, the E1 could sub for the Sat 800 these days. --Mike L. |