There gets to be a practical point where receiver sensitivity becomes
rather meaningless. One can hear the weak ones with most of the
modern radios though there certainly are differences in their
abilities to pull stations out of the static and qrm as well as
handling qrm from adjacent stations. Most transceivers will hear
the stations but unless one has at least a modest amount of
propagation, hearing them will be one thing; working them
another. That's where knowing how to get the best out of your
radio becomes very important. All radios have strengths and
weaknesses but knowing your radio well can help you to overcome many
of the weaknesses. It would be interesting to know just how many
weak stations are worked when one can barely "pull them out" of the
receiver. It appears to me that no matter how great our receivers
are or how well we know the radio, we're still at the mercies of
propagation!! So comparing radios is great but understanding that
there are limits even then is equally important. Will spending two
or three times the amount for one radio over another truly be
justified? Probably not but that doesn't keep any of from
wanting!! hi Steve
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