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November 4th 05, 10:32 PM
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R8B vs R75
My R8B was fixed by Drake for $150 labor and $15 in parts. Works right
now. I am playing with it now. Maybe this weekend I will put it up against my R75. I don't expect the stock R75 to do very well against the Drake. R75 audio sucks. Maybe next week I will send R75 out for mods and then a real test. 73 Bob |
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November 4th 05, 10:40 PM
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R8B vs R75
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November 4th 05, 10:52 PM
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Ok we will see.
I thought that I would sell the Drake if the Icom performs as well. You may be right and I will sell the Icom. Or I will keep both. The wife said to pay the bike off before I spend another penny on the project car. I got too much money invested in radios - if that is possible 73 Bob N9NEO Just say NEO! |
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November 5th 05, 12:10 AM
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November 5th 05, 12:50 AM
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R8B vs R75
David wrote:
On 4 Nov 2005 14:32:37 -0800, wrote: My R8B was fixed by Drake for $150 labor and $15 in parts. Works right now. I am playing with it now. Maybe this weekend I will put it up against my R75. I don't expect the stock R75 to do very well against the Drake. R75 audio sucks. Maybe next week I will send R75 out for mods and then a real test. 73 Bob The R-75 is killer in the SSB mode. Listen to broadcasts in SSB. Extremely solid copy. The SSB performance of the R-75 is extraordinary, I will testify to that. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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November 5th 05, 03:58 AM
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R8B vs R75
David wrote: On 4 Nov 2005 14:32:37 -0800, wrote: My R8B was fixed by Drake for $150 labor and $15 in parts. Works right now. I am playing with it now. Maybe this weekend I will put it up against my R75. I don't expect the stock R75 to do very well against the Drake. R75 audio sucks. Maybe next week I will send R75 out for mods and then a real test. 73 Bob The R-75 is killer in the SSB mode. Listen to broadcasts in SSB. Extremely solid copy. That's the spirit! Your glass isn't half empty, it's half full!! |
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November 5th 05, 02:02 AM
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R8B vs R75
wrote in message oups.com... My R8B was fixed by Drake for $150 labor and $15 in parts. Works right now. I am playing with it now. Maybe this weekend I will put it up against my R75. I don't expect the stock R75 to do very well against the Drake. R75 audio sucks. Maybe next week I will send R75 out for mods and then a real test. 73 Bob The R75 is a better utility and DX'ing rig then the R8b. The audio quality of the R75 does not "suck". It is quite good when heard through an external speaker set up. It is EXCELLENT when the R75 has a simple audio mod done to it. I have an R75 with the Kiwa mods and it use it through my PC's sound card and I also employ a full software equalizer. I can get it to sound fantastic under any circumstances. While the R8b's am sync does a fine job with moderate fade, it is by no means a remedy for listening to very weak and messy signals. For that task, the tool you need to use is ECSS tuning. The R75 is excellent at that task. With the dual PBT it is like having an unlimited number of bandwidths. You also have two levels of preamp to work with and noise reduction too if you add the UT-106 DSP unit. That is the way to handle challenging signals and resolve them into something you can listen to. Michael |
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November 5th 05, 11:21 AM
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Michael wrote: wrote in message oups.com... My R8B was fixed by Drake for $150 labor and $15 in parts. Works right now. I am playing with it now. Maybe this weekend I will put it up against my R75. I don't expect the stock R75 to do very well against the Drake. R75 audio sucks. Maybe next week I will send R75 out for mods and then a real test. 73 Bob The R75 is a better utility and DX'ing rig then the R8b. The audio quality of the R75 does not "suck". It is quite good when heard through an external speaker set up. It is EXCELLENT when the R75 has a simple audio mod done to it. I have an R75 with the Kiwa mods and it use it through my PC's sound card and I also employ a full software equalizer. I can get it to sound fantastic under any circumstances. While the R8b's am sync does a fine job with moderate fade, it is by no means a remedy for listening to very weak and messy signals. For that task, the tool you need to use is ECSS tuning. The R75 is excellent at that task. With the dual PBT it is like having an unlimited number of bandwidths. You also have two levels of preamp to work with and noise reduction too if you add the UT-106 DSP unit. That is the way to handle challenging signals and resolve them into something you can listen to. I use the synch on the R8B to listen to very weak and messy signals all the time. It does an excellent job. I've used an R75 with the Kiwa mods. I wouldn't even keep an R75 for use as a door stop. dxAce Michigan USA |
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#10
November 5th 05, 02:59 PM
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"Michael" wrote in message The R75 is a better utility and DX'ing rig then the R8b. Michael That's not true Michael. I've used both side by side. -- Regards B.H. Brian's Basement http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/6.htm Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm |
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