[Elecraft] IC-746 PRO A/B Test Results

[n3drk]

I have seen something like this before,,,,,ah yes,,,,the HF Tribander
Performance Test Methods and Results by N0AX and K7LXC. Perhaps you should
have charged $18.00 for the Transceiver testing you performed!

john




> The receiver performed best on the weak test signals with its controls
> set as follows:
>
> Mode: CW
> DSP bandwidth: 50 Hz
> Preamp #2 on
>
> The controls on the FT-1000MP comparison receiver were set as follows:
>
> Mode: CW
> Xtal filter BW: 250/125 Hz
> DSP BW: 60 Hz
> Preamp: Tuned
>
> The 746 PRO's NR made no difference whether it was on or off at narrow
> BWs.  At wide BW's (SSB), it worked quite well.  These same results are
> true on the only three receivers that included DSP NR (the others are the
> Orion and FT-1000MP), so perhaps this is the norm for NR effectivity when
> using narrow BWs.
>
> The IC-746 PRO IMDDR3 and BDR test results from the ARRL lab are not as
> good as a number of receivers they've tested, but my tests are done when
> there are no nearby strong signals on the band.  The sole purpose of my
> tests is to determine how well a receiver can dig weak CW signals from
> the noise.
>
> Within the nexr two weeks I'll be A/Bing an Icom IC-756 PRO II.
>
>
> Here is the updated list of receivers checked so far at K6SE, in order
> from best to worst:
>
>  1) Icom IC-746 PRO
>  2) Yaesu FT-1000MP (with INRAD mod)
>  2) Elecraft K2 (tied for 2nd place)
>  2) Yaesu FT-1000D
>  5) Kenwood TS-830S
>  5) Kenwood TS-870S (tied with the TS-830S)
>  7) Yaesu FT-1000MP (without the INRAD mod)
>  8) Yaesu FT-757
>  9) Icom IC-775DSP
> 10) Ten-Tec Omni VI+
> 11) Icom IC-756
> 12) Ten-Tec Orion
>
> As more radios are A/B tested, I'll update the list.
>
> 73, de Earl, K6SE
>
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