[DX] Dual Receive Radio Recommendations

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:56:20 -0600

John

The Icom 756, 756Pro, 756ProII do not have the needed RS232 commands to 
return the current status of the radio as regards Split and/or 
Dual-Watch.  As such a logging program cannot tell if the radio is 
currently running Split and/or Dual Watch.  Thus if you use the radio to 
record your receive and transmit frequencies it will only be able to 
trust the data from VFO1 to be placed in your log.  While this is 
marginally acceptable, the significant problem comes if you ever post DX 
spots.  The logging program will not be able to send the spot with the 
DX's frequency and the QSX frequency.  While it can read VFO2 it might 
be on another band and/or mode, there is no way to tell if it is 
currently active..

I have an Icom 756ProII which I do like in most respects, but this 
missing capability (which the old 781 had by the way) has been a big 
disappointment.

Icom has just released the 7800, which looks spectatular (including a 
spectacular price of course!) and can you believe it...no capability to 
sense if the radio is in split or dual watch at the moment.  How could 
they make this blunder again?

Ron N5IN

Michael Watts wrote:

>For my money, the 756PRO is the best of the lot.  I do CW mostly with
>some digital.
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>--- John Geiger <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>I am thinking about getting a dual receive HF radio
>>sometime in the not so distant future, as I believe it
>>would really help in DXing while running split
>>frequency.  There seems to be several dual receive
>>radios that fall into the same price class on the used
>>market (around $1200):
>>
>>Kenwood TS950SD
>>Icom 756PRO
>>Icom 756 (actually around $900 or so)
>>Yaesu FT1000MP
>>
>>I am sure that several list members have compared
>>these radios, and I am interested in operating
>>opinions.  I do mainly CW and digital work, so how
>>they operate on those modes would be of most interest
>>to me.  Of the above radios, which is the best for the
>>buck in terms of operation?  I also really like the
>>looks and specs of the TS850, and may go that way, but
>>the dual receive would be nice.
>>
>>73s John NE0P
>>
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