[Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10

[Barry Simpson]

Hi Phil

Buying the IC-7300 was definitely a descent 😊.

Barry  VK2BJ

On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 10:12, Phil Hystad via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> I answered that question two years ago and it cost me about $200.
>
> I bought a 7300 because I thought it would be a descent backup to my
> K-line (K3).  Two months after I bought it, I sold it for a net $200 loss.
>
> I did the test that Don outlines in his message quoted below.  I searched
> for weak CW stations on my K3 and then switched the antenna over to the
> IC-7300 to see if I could pick them up.  Not a a precise experiment but I
> would
> say about half of the weak signals I could hear enough to copy on my K3
> were
> not copyable on the IC-7300 and a few of them were not even making an
> appearance.  This test was all done with my 20-meter dipole near the
> resonant
> point of the antenna so no tuners were involved for either radio.
>
> But, that was not the kill-shot for the 7300.  The relay clicks on
> break-in keying
> drove me crazy.
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
>
> > On Jun 8, 2021, at 4:58 PM, Bert <ve3nr at bell.net> wrote:
> >
> > Here is the $ 64.000 question:
> >
> > Do you think you can work more stations with a K3 vs a 7300
> > everything else being equal, antennas, location, etc.?
> >
> > Bert VE3NR
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2021-06-08 19:52, Ray 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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