"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
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I assume you are listening to your R-75 with an external speaker, as the
stock speaker sound is equivelant to the sound of a cheap transistor
radio.
I know, I have one. By the way, I love my R-75 but I can't imagine ANY
radio
sounding worse than the R-75 thru the stock speaker...


Yes... I use an external. I have two options set up. I can use it through
my RCA 40-5000 external speaker, or, if the signal really needs to be
dressed up, I pipe it through my PC's sound card. I have a five piece PC
speaker set up with a sub woofer and a full software mixer/eq. I can get
anything to sound good with that. It comes in especially handy on signals
with muffled audio. I can really thin it out with the software eq.

Michael

"Wannabe DXer" wrote in message
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"Michael" wrote in message
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"Brian Denley" wrote in message
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Michael wrote:
"Brian Denley" wrote in message
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Michael wrote:
I tend to do all of my
DX'ing in ssb mode using ECSS tuning.

With the R-75, you really have no choice, do you?

Yes, you do have a choice to use it in AM mode... I'd use ecss for
DX'ing with any rig.

The R-75 is King for this.

Over what? All high end receivers are stable and do ECSS mode
extremely well.

Without benifit of a dual PBT. Only Icom has that. I've been using
the R-75 long enough to say that it is a tremendously benificial
feature for DX'ing extreamly weak signals.

Most (but not the Icom) also do AM sync very well.

AM sync ??? I thought we were talking about "real" DX'ing. How did
we get on program listening ??? Oh... OK, I get it...You just feel
like bashing the R-75 because you shelled out a chunk of money for a
rig that isnt as capable. No AM sync... I mean NO AM sync is ANY help
with very weak signals. AM sync comes in handy for program listneing
on signals with moderate fade. Not with "real" DX'ing. Not that it
has do with DX'ing but my R-75 has the Kiwa modded AM sync. It works
just fine for program listening and sounds great. Along with being a
good rig for program listening, it is better for DX'ing then any rig
out there under $2,000.

Horse sh*t. You just keep telling yourself it's better than the higher
price rigs. It's not. My JRC has over 500 bandwidth settings, a great
sync detector and better stability for manual ECSS. We all hear the
same
signals you do, Michael. All our receivers are rock stable. We can
all
do ECSS extremely well and we didn't need any mods! Some of these
radios
have features you haven't experienced.


If you are talking about the NRD-545. I've used this rig. It is over
priced
BIG TIME. Sure, it is a nice looking radio and it is built rock solid.
I
also found it to be tinny sounding. I'd go so far as to say the audio
quality sux !!! I had to use it through my PC speakers and work my
software
mixer to get it to sound tolerable for program listening. What does that
radio sell for ??? $1,800.00 ??? I'd rather use my R-75 for program
listening over the NRD-545 because the 545 sounds so tinny and hollow.

If you want to spend more money and get a more capable rig then the R-75
,
the NRD-545 is NOT the answer. I'd say go with the Icom 746 pro. Less
money
then the NRD-545 at $1,500 and more capable.

Thanks. I'll take a good look at both the R-75 and the 746 Pro.


The 746 Pro is actually a transceiver. You dont have to use it to transmit
of course. I wouldn't recommend using it to transmit either. Serious
problems with the transmitter section. Regardless, as a DX'ing receiver, it
would be a great choice.

Michael

I can sell you a great condition ICOM R75 with the sync fixed and a murata 3
KHz filter in the option 2 slot. includes the original box and everything.

price is $425
email me at if you want it



"Wannabe DXer" wrote in message
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Up to now I've been using portable SW radios, but would like to graduate
to
a real DXing setup. I've been considering either the Japan Radio Co.
NRD-545
DSP http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/1545.html or the
Ten-Tec
RX-350D http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0350.html

Which of these would probably do the best for DXing?

Suggestions?

"Michael" wrote in message
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Still... Your antenna set up and your location is more important then your
rig. If you live an a congested area with lots of noise sources, no rig
is
going to be very effective. Also... If you dont have a good antenna set
up,
your rig wont matter either.

Speaking of location: I just did a simple test with my portable. I drove out
of town to a fairly remote area with no power lines or other nearby sources
or interference. Just using the whip antenna I was able to pick up a lot of
stations with little noise. But when I returned home, I couldn't pick up
most of those stations at all, and most of the others were covered with
noise. I'm wondering now if any receiver/antenna setup would do me much good
due to my apparently noisy location.

Wabe DXer - In a word "Move" ~ RHF
. . . . .

"RHF" wrote in message
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Wabe DXer - In a word "Move" ~ RHF

LOL! I'll let the wife know that we're selling the house! ;-)

I would take my portable and walk around the yard.. marking where the
signal is strongest and the interference is least..

THEN put an antenna up in those low noise locations

First install a real antenna, then consider the receiver

--
CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !


"Wannabe DXer" wrote in message
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Up to now I've been using portable SW radios, but would like to graduate
to
a real DXing setup. I've been considering either the Japan Radio Co.
NRD-545
DSP http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/1545.html or the
Ten-Tec
RX-350D http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0350.html

Which of these would probably do the best for DXing?

Suggestions?

- There is a possibility of using the AN-LP1 to filter out electrical /
man made noise..
- whilst using an outdoor antenna to pull in more signal..

Try putting up an outdoor antenna, in the quiet areas of your yard

(Plant morning glories around it if anyone objects to it's looks.. )
& if it's too noisy, try some kind of coil of antenna wire right on
tghe AN-LP1 loop..
Play with the idea ..

"Dan" wrote in message
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I would take my portable and walk around the yard.. marking where the
signal is strongest and the interference is least..

THEN put an antenna up in those low noise locations

Thanks. I'll give that a try and see if I can find a good place for an
antenna. I'm just hoping that there *is* a low noise place in my yard!