[Premium-Rx] Rohde & schwarz ek895

[Enrique Fernandez García]

 Thanks you very much for your useful advices. I will go to the EK895 then, the 896 is more than I need and is out of my pocket.
Regarding the WJ8711A, I already knew about the capacitor issue, apart from thatthere is a microprocessor noise when touching near tuning knob,this happens on SW frequencies. I have seen some of them on ebay,Israel, at a good price but heavily used. Finding one with the right sotfware version installed and in good working order is not easy.

On page 4 there is a review/modification for the WJ8711 if you are interested:

 http://www.hard-core-dx.com/swb/1536.pdf

Most important question for EK895 owners; any significant difference in catching/understand weak signals compared with other receivers?




     En domingo, 6 de junio de 2021 22:06:53 CEST, Raymond Boute <raymond.boute at pandora.be> escribió:  
 
 Dear Enrique,

Mased on my own experience, I would say that the ek895 has more 
features for use on the hf bands (including passband tuning and so 
on). but it also depends on installed options. The eb200 is smaller, 
goes to 3 GHz, and is more suited for measurement purposes.

To facilitate comparison, I attach a quick user quide I made for both 
receivers a few years ago.

73
Raymond ON4DBV