Hey guys,
What is the best radio currently on the market (new) for AM broadcast (MW) DXing?
Thanks.
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One thing I wanted to ask about ham transceivers with general coverage: does one exist that is any good on MW? Anybody have luck with one? I was always under the impression that amateur transceivers are made intentionally partially deaf on MW to prevent interference with the amateur bands from strong MW stations. But if any good MW dxing transceiver exists, I'd be very, very, very happy to know about it.
Thanks for the tip on turning the AGC off and working the RF gain.
Boombox, thanks for the link and the info! Great and very helpful!
k9rzz, I guess I really want to buy a new radio as my first transceiver. I did not know that the Icom R75 has the same built-in attenuator as the IC-718 transceiver. I was seriously considering the 718 until I found out about the attenuator and that the AGC is not adjustable and not able to be shut off. Basically, the only choices I'm considering among ham transceivers are:
1. Icom IC-718 - which I am about to scratch off
2. Yaesu FT-450D
3. Icom IC-7200
4. Alinco DX-SR8T
Obviously, the quality of the MW reception of a particular transceiver is not going to be THE determining factor in getting that transceiver or not, but it will be A factor. The more factors I can line up in favor of a transceiver, the more justified I feel in my mind about spending that amount of money on a radio.
On the other hand, perhaps I should forego worrying about AM DXing with a transceiver and just get something like the CCradio-EP or some other portable to do my MW DXing.
Thanks for your input!