Indeed a good question, and a good analysis. But bottom line, isn't it really about the ability to scan and record multiple frequencies at a time, and to also be able to visually spot things more easily so as to direct the search for DX ?
Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <wb2...@gmail.com> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); modified Sony ICF2010's (3) w/APS9B @ 15'; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 11:26 AM, R. Colin Newell <coffeecan...@gmail.com> wrote: > My wife asked me, after I quoted several DXer's including Robert Ross of > Ontario who is helping me get a handle on SDR usage. > > The topic was: "Why are the new fleet of SDR's so much better that the > classic radios of old?" > > I kid you not - my wife asked me this on the way to the University this > morning. > > I thought about for a bit and it dawned on me that a truly great > communications receiver (traditional analog or synth receiver) > has not been designed in 30 years. That includes the likes of the 7030+ or > t he Drake R8 or even the Eton E1. > > I added, "Cell phones and personal devices are always getting better - they > are in a state of evolution..." > "Example - a modern smart phone is light years ahead of the World's first > "shoe" phones of 25 years ago..." > > So - if you think about the last time a great receiver was developed and > the first time a cell phone was released, > that was about the same time. > > We have come a long way baby. > > So, as Robert Ross of Ontario pointed out.... > It is entirely possible that the latest versions of the SDR, like the > Perseus and the ELAD are, in fact, "better" in many ways > than the Drake and LOWE/AOR receivers. > > Having actually used the ELAD for a hour here and and hour there - I was > stunned by the amount of control one has over it > and the quality of the output - that is, the actual quality of the > listening on signals and its resistance to overload. > > We have come a ways indeed. > > -- > Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com > <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> - > VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
