[Elecraft] Re: IC-7800

[N2TK]

One of the local hams who is a heavy contester now has a K2, 7800, Orion and
756Pro II. Of those the only one he hasn't put through the paces yet is the
7800. So far, the Orion seems to be on top.
Wonder when the in-depth ARRL report on the 7800 will be available? Would
like to see what the 2KHZ spacing Dynamic Range numbers look like.

I like my K2/100. It works great. It is a very good value for the quality of
the receiver. It's great to put in my brief case for Dxpediitons. It's great
to have around in case my main rig should fail. I can hook it up to a
battery if I need to get on the air in an emergency. I do use it as an
outboard receiver for my rain rig. But in certain areas it is not as good as
the high price rigs. I like to be able to listen in stereo when chasing DX
that is operating split. I like to be able to listen to another band while
working stuff on a different band. I like full QSK on CW. Some think it is
okay to pay the higher price of the other rigs for those features.

One other point - One feature of the K2 is the continuing upgrade program.
On the FT1000 series and the Orion there are now second source upgrades to
improve dynamic range, key clicks, etc. So, even though Yaesu and Ten-Tec
haven't come out with the upgrades themselves, the after market has
developed upgrades for these rigs. It's kind of like what Elecraft has done,
but in there case they are also marketing many of the upgrades.

By the way, I would not want a Cavalier.

#3481
N2TK, Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Kenneth E. Harker
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:02 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: IC-7800

On Sun, Jun 27, 2004 at 09:45:21PM +0800, js wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
> First of all, I am both an ICOM and K2(s) user.  Before we make any
> comparison between IC7800 and K2, I am looking forward to learning from a
> ham who really operates these two rigs.  As we are all aware, sometimes
> number itself is not necessarily representing the whole picture.

At Ham-Com last weekend, an Icom rep was heard to mention that at least
125 Icom IC-7800s have been sold in the USA so far, but that they were
still back-ordered and waiting for more units to ship from Japan.

Someone on another list I'm on pointed out that a savvy negotiator could
probably buy a brand-new Chevrolet Cavalier (with racing stripes) and have
an Elecraft K2 installed in it for the same price as an Icom IC-7800.

--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker at kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/

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