Differences between 6000 series and 8000 series beyond the FPGA

Hi Pierre, I have not noticed much difference given the same features (e.g. NR & ANF). Where I do see a real difference is the new features. For example, NRS (Spectral Noise Reduction) on the 8000 rigs significantly outperforms NR on the 6000 radios. ANFT (Fourier Transforms Automatic Notch Filter) is way better than ANF. On the 6000 series, NRL (LMS Noise Reduction) is much better than NR, but imparts a slight watery sound.

So the 8000 series will outperform the 6000 series on new features (i.e. features that are too compute-intensive for the 6000). I anticipate more things like that as time goes by.

I moved up from a 6400 to an 8600 and am very happy that I did. In this move, I gained diversity reception along with the better noise reduction. The combination is really great, especially on weak stations. Moving from a 6400 to an 8400 would bring some noise reduction benefits (and future benefits), but not the dramatic improvement that diversity reception brings.