Just as an aside, has anyone looked at this young ladies last name, and
perhaps considered this to be some sort of put-on?

Sara wrote:

I am considering the Icom R75 and Sony SW77. I like to listen to hams
and shortwave broadcasts. I will only be using the radio at home. I
currently have the Sony 7600GR. Tuning hams is too tedious with the
7600GR. Can anyone compare the R75 and SW77? Great group!

Sara