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« on: April 14, 2017, 1419 UTC »
If interested in sdr, I have been running an RSP2 and with the SDRuno software to run it, I feel it can't be beaten in the price to capabilities sector. Be warned, SDRuno takes some time reading the manual and the cookbook to get it sorted. The R75 is a worthy rig, I'd keep it and get a sdr for the display and digital mode decoding - where sdr's really show their worth. A JRC545 is a worthy rig also, but their cost is high and they lack the capabilities of sdr's such as the RSP2, Airspy, etc. If one has the funds, a higher performance sdr such as Perseus or Winradio might be in order, but you still can't beat the price of an RSP2. A RTL sdr is interesting but the lack of dynamic range on hf in direct sampling mode, as well as the aliasing issues where signals appear on frequencies they do not originate on prevents me from recomending one for shortwave use, however they can be and are used there.
I'd like a R75 or R71 to go with my sdr rigs, it's nice to have something with a simple tuning knob and frequency display to just scroll through a band, for voice mode work where you don't need or care for a panadaptor display.