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On Aug 11, 10:46 pm, BDK wrote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLvYfXh_ZH0

I really wanted one after reading all the stuff written about it when I
first got bit by the higher end SW bug, it really sounded great. I had
nothing even approaching it though, so it would have been a major step
up, equipment wise.

But I was severely disappointed in it when I actually used one the first
time, then even more so a few minutes later when I played with a JRC
NRD-515. At that moment, every desire I had for a 6800 "Orange" was
dead. It took me almost two years before I bought my NRD-525, and
another year after that before I finally got my NRD-515. I still have
it, but the 525 has been replaced with a much later, improved one.

On top of it not being all that great of a receiver, the 6800 is pretty
damn ugly.

Nice video though. Miles ahead of the NRD-535 ones.

BDK

It was a nice radio for it's time, and it ranked above the Panasonic
RF luggables in terms of performance but below a good tabletop. But
like the Panasonic units it is an outdated analog reveiver that relies
on fiddly tuning and a tacked on digital display. After 30 years the
many electro-mechanical contacts are likely to be less than reliable
in terms of performance.



I'm shocked at how much stuff from back then still works fine. I
recently, for no real reason, bought an old cassette deck to replace the
almost identical one I bought in 1971 and used for over 30 years. One of
the direct drive motors died on it, and I couldn't find a replacement
for anything close to a sane price, so I finally dumped it after a year
of looking. A few weeks later, there was a nasty looking, but 100%
working one at the local Goodwill store. Price was $10. Damn.


The one I bought recently looks brand new, just like mine did, and it
works great. Even all the bulbs still work. Not bad for 36 years young.

I recently fixed a Yaesu FRG7 that had died due to solder joints
cracking. They were really easy to find with a Jeweler's Loupe and I had
it fixed and 100% operational in less than one hour.

My own project radio is an old Allied SX190 that works, but not great,
on all bands, except for 9.4-10MHZ, it blasts in, to the point of
overloading. There's something really obscure wrong with it in the
preselector someplace that I haven't found yet.

BDK