[CQ-Contest] Receiver tests

[marcelo at alternex.com.br]

This interesting discussion about receiver  tests brings to a question I always 
had, maybe someone could share his thoughts/experiences about it:

There are in  the market some high end DSP shortwave receivers (e.g. JRC NRD 
545). These are in the US$ 2.000 range. How do these receivers compare to the 
receiveng section of top end transceivers (FT-1000D, IC756, etc). Is their 
price tag justified by something extra we don't havein our rigs?

For a spotting station for example, would such a receiver be better than a 
transceiver?

Marcelo
PY1KN / PY2KN