[CW] What is best CW transceiver??

[Michael Josefsson]

I'll put some petrol on this as well.

I use an, indeed old, Kenwood TS-930. Its QSK is very good. I enjoy  
it. From time to time I get an urge to find out what else there is out  
there, precisely like you are doing now. It is great to hear other  
hams views. On eham.net one can read quite a lot useful reviews but  
one is perhaps more inclined to raise one's last buy to the skies than  
the opposite?

During the past Lighthouse Event I got to listen to a IC-7400 rig.  
While I did not transmit with it, I was pleasantly surprised with its  
sound. There was *very* much less noise on the 7400 than the 930 I'm  
used to. Signals were definatly easier to single out and also easier  
to tune. Specially SSB-signals were easy to tune right into correctly  
first time. Less tiring listening overall.

Now a question to all you knowledgeble people out there: How does a  
IC-7400 compare to the other rigs mentioned here? I *need* good QSK,  
but the sound of the 7400 was also impressive. Perhaps the 20 odd  
years between the 930 and the 7400 is the explanation? Or does the  
7400 sacrifice something else in favour of the sound?

Comments are welcome! How does a 7400 compare to the Omni for example?

(A very interesting thread this!)

/Micke




On 20 Aug 2008, at 18:58, John Barnwell wrote:

> Hi folks, new to this list. Retired Coast Guard radioman, just  
> setting up my first HF station primarily for CW. I want to save  
> myself some disappointment by hopefully purchasing the best CW  
> transceiver for serious CW work. I am leaning toward Ten-Tec based  
> upon posted reviews of this equipment. Appreciate all opinions  
> regarding this subject. Thanks, John Barnwell
> P.S. hello to all my former shipmates who are probably on this list!!
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