On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:16:30 GMT, "SamSez"
wrote:


"Geoff Burginon" wrote in message
news:41fb67ad.451203@news-server...
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However, this IS rec.radio.scanner -- not rec.radio.shortwave, and Passport's
'Verdict' section on the icom says "Among tested PC-controlled receivers, the
Japanese-made Icom IC-PCR1000 is the most appropriate for wideband frequency
coverage." -- which kind of sounds like what a rec.radio.scanner questioner
would be interested in...

Indeed. In such case I would have however recommend the WinRadio
WR-1550e. I happen to own this model also, and in my experience it
runs circles around the PCR 1000.

Geoff


You might indeed recommend it, but Passport did not... [the original question?]


Passport did not review Winradio 1550e in fact. And even if they did,
I'd rather verify their opinion myself, as I always do - trust me I am
very well qualified for that. Also, as you are correctly implying
elsewhere, different people can have different needs and motivations,
and other issues rather than those of strictly objective technical
merit can, and often do, come into play, and I have seen this
happening with Passport also.

But that particular Passport comparison involved only Winradio G303i
vs TenTec vs PCR1000, which I have already covered. You can also see
the TenTec and Winradio receivers compared side by side by Lee
Reynolds in the August 2003 issue of the Monitoring Times magazine.
The G303i was, unsurprisingly, a clear winner.

So, the answer to the original question is, "yes, Winradio is really
that good", and often better than it is being credited for. I guess
the reason is that they are often miles ahead of others. Just look at
their latest G303e and G313i - there is simply no comparison:
http://www.winradio.com/home/g303e.htm
http://www.winradio.com/home/g313i.htm

Geoff