[Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10

[Morgan Bailey]

I went to a radio store to see what all the hubbub was about the FTDX10. I
came prepared to test the radio. After having downloaded the manual and
reading it through 3 or 4 times getting the menus, setting, knobs,
filtering, general settings well in my head, I went to the store and turned
one on for about 2 solid hours. I was so upset with my K3S/P3 costing over
6K$ being shown up by a $1700 radio. Granted it does not have all the bells
and whistles that the Elecraft had but for a great receiver, it blows the
K3 away with band noise, and electrical noise mitigation. I found the
receiver to be much quieter over all and with no harsh roar constantly as
the K3S has. The Pan Adaptor was way easier to use and adjustment to 5khz
wide was a S&P dream to operate with an adjustable notch and contour
peaking or nulling functions continuously variable for best reception.

I went home and got my money back from Elecraft, $9879, they had it for
over a year, and once it was in my account I ordered sight unseen and
untested both FTDX101MP and D models. The MP came first. I had the D sent
to the factory to install the extra 300hz cw filter. Putting the K3S/P3 on
an A/B switch with the MP, the difference was astounding. I immediately
listed the K3S/P3 and sold it within an hour. It went out the next morning
to UPS and I have had no regrets. Both my son, NS0R, and I operated the
Yaesu's in multiple contests. This was the first time in my life that we
could hear stations that we could not work. Having the Yaesus was an
absolute game changer for me. The VC tune is the money. This last WPX cw we
increased our score by a million because we could hear stations that the K3
was deaf to. The Band noise and intermittent electrical noise in the city
was easily managed by the FTDX101MP. The K3S could not even come close to
this performance. Simply put the FTDX10 and the FTDX101MP/D just have
better receivers, due to the noise mitigation, lower internal noise, easier
to listen to for long periods, and features like the adjustable notch and
contour controls coupled with the VC tune and remarkable DSP, width and IF
shift controls...it is just not a little bit better, it is atleast a
magnitude better. Running SO2R on a city lot with cramped antenna space is
not a problem. They are clean and no phase noise/composite noise is
detected on transmit in the other radio on receive. I have them side by
side. I have given 2 or 3 presentations on Zoom to explain how I use the
rig and the great noise mitigation that It can do. When you push a button
or turn a knob on these radios, something happens. They are not there for
display.

FTDX101MP and D---The best radios I have ever owned or operated.

73, Morgan NJ8M

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 6:55 PM Ray <wa6vab at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Like the Old Saying……
> If you cant Hear them You cant Work them……….
> That is WHY that is a $1000.00 Radio.
> Good Luck Hunting the DX……
>
> Ray WA6VAB K3
>
>
> From: Don Wilhelm
> Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 4:35 PM
> To: Richard; Elecraft
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10
>
> Richard and all,
>
> I have a friend who bought a K3s and then afterward bought an IC-7300.
> He is a weak signal CW type of guy and reports that there are many weak
> signals that he could copy on the K3, but were non-existent on the IC-7300.
>
> His reason for buying the IC-7300 had to do with possible "portable"
> operation.  Of course, the K3 is his rig of choice.
> Yes, he does have the P3 to compliment it.
>
> He had operated my K3 with P3 for 2 years at Field Day and found it
> excellent.  He commented that the K3 with the P3 allowed him to work
> stations "like shooting a fish in a barrel".
>
> I know this does not compare the IC-7300 to the FTDX10, but I thought it
> to be a point of interest to some.
>
> I wonder how many will be comparing the K4 to the K3 with on the air
> experiences.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> On 6/8/2021 7:00 PM, Richard wrote:
> > Assuming you're a casual rawchewer and DXer, if you had an IC-7300 and
> an FTDX10 side by side, where would they be pretty much equal, and where
> would each outshine the other?
> >
> > Think in terms of using them with a KPA500 and a KAT500.
> >
> >
>
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