[R-390] OT: Other Radios You Like

[2002tii]

Cecil wrote:

>While we are on the subject of solid state radios...you might 
>consider the RX-350.  Not as costly as the RX-340 but with many of 
>the bells and whistles...

I had forgotten about the RX-350, as well as the JRC NRD-345.  So 
there are at least two "serious" SAM radio I've not played with.  I 
hope the SAM in the RX-350 is better than the RX-340 -- let's just 
say SAM is not the 340's strongest point.

>Another thought...the best bang for the buck continues to be the 
>Icom R-75. Add the required mods for fixing the Sync detector and 
>improving the audio a bit and you have a very nice radio for not a 
>lot of money...

Cheap, yes.  But I've tried all of the published synchronous detector 
mods as well as some more radical changes of my own design, and I 
think I can confidently say the very best you can do with SAM on the 
R-75 is far inferior to the R8B and SW-8.

Best regards,

Don