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

[Bill W5WVO]

The other thing it lacks is automatic VFO offset when switching from SSB to 
CW and back again, so you don't lose a CW signal you hear in SSB mode. It's 
understandable they're not hip to that, because that feature is most useful 
(I would say absolutely critical) on VHF/UHF, where SSB and CW are used 
interchangeably, on-the-fly, on SSB frequencies during weak-signal 
conditions. And they have no history of making rigs for VHF. Still learning. 
I'm currently lobbying them very hard to include this in their next firmware 
update. We'll see.

That said, I don't think they could have built in a whole second receiver 
(at least with the same specs) for $3,000. I think they wanted to bring it 
in under the price of the IC-756 Pro III, and that wouldn't have been 
possible with a second receiver. MHO.

Bill


John Geiger wrote:
> It will be interesting to see how it stacks up to the
> FT2000.  Got to see one in action yesterday-incredible
> rig.  It would have been nice if Ten Tec would have
> included dual receive for $3000.  They always seem to
> lack at least 1 feature that the other main players
> have.  If it isn't dual receive, then the Orion lacks
> 6 meters.
>
> 73s John W5TD
>
> --- Bill W5WVO <w5wvo at cybermesa.net> wrote:
>
>> 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
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