[Icom] Icom 740 comments/impressions

Mon, 20 May 2002 12:50:48 -0700 (PDT)

Hi John:

The 740 was one of the best that Icom made and I wish
I still had mine. I had it for 10 years with no
problems. Replaced it with a used 751A which is also
one of their best made. The 751A has general coverage
and the 740 is Ham Bands only. Other than that you
cannot go wrong with either. 73's, Gil K1RRR
--- John Geiger <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am interested in any comments or experiences that
> reflector members might have about the Icom 740.  I
> am
> currently running a new/DSP based radio, but am not
> sure that it is all it is cracked up to be under
> strong signal conditions.  Even though the Icom 740
> is
> 20 years old, its numbers in the QST review look
> really good, and the comments/reviews of it on
> eham.net are positive.
> 
> Has anyone used this radio for contesting?  If so,
> how
> does it stack up against more modern radios?  Any
> general problems I should know about?  Also, does it
> have a jack in the back for Audio in and out, and
> PTT
> switching to run soundcard based digital modes with.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
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