Never know who we may hear ,I had qso with air planes ,ships ,cars, clubs balloons,mobile car people on beaches parks and mountain peaks ,it's neat there is a radio out there everywere
That's a good idea putting your other receivers on the V antenna with a switch. I have my 8600, R8, Sat 800, and RSPdx all on my Alpha Delta DX-Ultra inverted V Dipole using a 4 position coax switch. No noticable loss.
So if you were looking for a receiver like the Icom IC-R8600 that you would have to buy new vs a Yaesu FTdx10 that a friend bought new a few months ago and does not want it and I can get for about $500 off how much better is the Icom IC-R8600 if only using as a receiver?