[Elecraft] Icom IC-7300

Jerry Moore jermo at carolinaheli.com
Fri Sep 4 07:59:47 EDT 2015


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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim
Rogers
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 7:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Icom IC-7300

Can we be done with the IC-7300 stuff? After all, this is the Elecraft mail
list and I do not think it has anyplace here.  Just my opinion. I am sure,
somewhere there is a IC-7300 list that will fit your needs.

Jim W4ATK


On 9/3/2015 3:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
>> Yes, but is it a difference you can discern without the use of 
>> special test equipment?
>
> Absolutely!  The FT-991 will be much more noisy, suffer much more QRM 
> from adjacent signals and suffer much more blocking from strong 
> signals on the other end of the band.
>
> Anyone who has had a K3 and an Icom 756 Pro or TS-480 side by side and 
> on the same antenna system can tell the difference in a few minutes of 
> use.
>
> 73,
>
>   ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 9/3/2015 4:42 PM, bs usb wrote:
>> Al,
>>
>> Yes, but is it a difference you can discern without the use of 
>> special test equipment?
>>
>> If I can't hear the difference, then there is no difference.
>>
>> Besides Collins, Heathkit, and Drake were perfectly capable radios.  
>> I expect the 991 is equally capable and it offers as standard 
>> features that are expensive options elsewhere.
>>
>> Al Gulseth wrote:
>>> Guess I'm not reading the chart the same way you are: I find the 
>>> 991's specs (sort of) in line with or even below decades-old rigs on 
>>> the list from Atlas, Collins, Drake, Heathkit, and Ten-Tec. There's 
>>> quite a bit of difference between the 991 and the top of the list 
>>> (as in the "3" series Elecrafts etc.)
>>>
>>> Now if your criteria for choosing a rig is one that will impress the 
>>> ladies with its looks, maybe the 991 is the way to go ;-)
>>>
>>> 73, Al
>>>
>>> On Thu September 3 2015 2:45:15 pm bs usb wrote:
>>>> Indeed, the FT-991 is on the list, way down toward the bottom, but 
>>>> its vitals appear to be right in line with those at the top of the
list.
>>>>
>>>> Henry Pollock - K4TMC wrote:
>>>>> Sherwood Engineering test data is available at 
>>>>> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html.
>>>>>
>>>>> The FT-991 was added back on 8/05.  It is way down the list!
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Henry - K4TMC
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 11:25 AM, bs usb <bsusb at k5dkz.com 
>>>>> <mailto:bsusb at k5dkz.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>      I think ICOM is a day late and a dollar short.  Yaesu beat 
>>>>> them to
>>>>>      it with the FT-991.
>>>>>      I have not found any performance tests on either one of these
>>>>>      radios.  I might have to buy one and test it myself.
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