RadioBanter - View Single Post - Icom IC-718 for SWL ?

BDK[_7_] · May 17th 17, 07:52 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

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On Monday, November 21, 2005 at 12:01:13 AM UTC-2, toyota58 wrote:
Hi,

I need some advice. I'm thinking of getting a used Icom IC-718 for my
short wave listening. Is this a good radio compared to Icom IC-R75 ?
FYI Icom IC-718 is a HF amateur radio transceiver.

Thank You.

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Yes, it is. I have both the R75 and IC-718 and I find the 718's reception better. It has lower noise floor. In fact, the R75 disappointed me a lot in this regard. I compared it to a DEGEN DE1103, a Sony ICF-2010 and a Panasonic DR49 and they all beat the R75 hands down regarding noise floor. For me, all those bells and whistles
of the R75 won't matter if the main thing doesn't help. After sometime dxing with the R75 I missed the 718's bassy and rich sound. I use the same external speaker as well as the same antennas, which have pre-selectors, therefore are fully compatible with both radios. Now I'm using my 718 as my main receiver and I'm thinking of
either trading or selling my R75, since I have an Icom IC-R20 scanner. I've just acquired an SDRplay RSP2 and it may arrive by the end of the week. If it confirms the good reviews I've been reading about, I may spend my time dxing via SDR.

I've seen a few R-75's that had a faulty power supply. A clean one is
IMHO, as clean as the 718. I also do like the sound of the 718 better.

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