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Clemens:

Thank you for your feedback  regarding my "nonsense" comment.  I derived my 
information from two  sources.  The first was from "Dave's Reciver Page" which 
cites the  following:
"My icom7800 does not hold a candle to the WJ8712p/WJ8711a/HF1000a  for TP 
medium wave dxing, nor weak signal recovery on the shortwave  bands.

Like the ICOM756pro2 and 3, the 7800 has an attenuator in  circuit below 
1700kHz to prevent overload by AM stations. Guy Atkins has made  some circuit 
changes to his pro3 to bring it into play as a weak signal MW  receiver, including 
removing the attenuation circuit and replacing the roofing  filter with one 
of the 6kHz versions from the 7800. (I've not similarly  butchered my IC-7800)

Don AC7ZG

PS:  I've used one of my  WJ8711A's for receive (disabled during transmit) 
along with the IC-7800 to do  some very weak signal ham radio qso’s -- the 7800 
could not keep  up."
(http://www.ticon.net/~n9ewo/wj8711user.html, accessed 11/2/07)
This  comment prompted me to conduct my own tests, as I have both the 7800 
and the  HF-1000A, among other receivers.  I indeed concur with Don's comments,  
especially on BCB where I could discern signals uncopiable on the 7800.   
Also tried it on 49m and the same applies.  To boot, I used Sherwood's SE-3  with 
the HF-1000A, making some tropoical band signals audibly enjoyable.   Nothing 
like listening to "Salsa" music on 49m/60m through an SE-3 and external  amp! 
 
Would love to have a 9500 to compare with, but even the 2008  "Passport" 
review doesn't give its sych detector high marks.  I still  prefer to hang onto my 
HF-1000A/SE-3 combo.  It's the best for me.....Just  my biased opinion....

73,
Ed NI6S  




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