[50mhz] Re: [VHF] IC746 vs FT920 vs TS570SG

[Bill W5WVO]

T. M. wrote:

> There is no better test of a rcvr front end than 6M during the June 
> contest during a strong Es opening...

Truer words were never spoken! And the corollary to that is, there is no 
better revealer of a CRAPPY receiver front end than 6M during a strong 
contest Es opening! This is how I discovered (much to my dismay) that the 
TS-2000 is not a serious DX/contest receiver, and why I am going to be 
supplanting it some time this year, probably with a new Ten-Tec OMNI-VII, 
which just started shipping. Initial reports are very good, but waiting for 
the bench metrics to come out... This radio covers HF + 6M, and Ten-Tec 
actually specifies some really amazing 2 kHz spacing dynamic range numbers 
for the thing. Check it out on their website. If the third-party lab bench 
results (ARRL, Sherwood, etc.) come anywhere near the DR numbers Ten-Tec 
claims, this is going to be one awesome radio for the price ($2500-$2800)... 
It will completely blow the IC-756 Pro III and its ilk out of the water. 
Fingers crossed...

Bill / W5WVO