[ICOM] criticism of other manufacturer's radios

[Jim Miller]

Compare Orion's "numbers" to those the ARRL put up from their tests of the
Orion.  Test article on the web site.  There is also a review on the ARRL
site from two DXers.  No ARRL test of the IC7800 yet of course.

73, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:59 AM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] criticism of other manufacturer's radios


> Since this is not criticism of another brands product,
> I will go ahead and post it.  It is interesting how
> the Orion puts up numbers similar to or better than
> the 7800 at 1/3 the cost.  of course you don't get the
> multicolored bandscope.
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
> --- William Diamond <wjdiamond at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Dick,
> >
> > How right you are.  I will list my opinions of other
> > radios on my Web Site
> > in the future, after all, that is what it is for, my
> > uncensored opinions.  I
> > just added room for another 11 pages recently.
> >
> > 73
> >
> >            WILLIAM J. DIAMOND
> >           ROGERS, ARKANSAS USA
> >
> >         HAM RADIO OPERATOR WROT
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> > Dick Flanagan
> > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 11:59 PM
> > To: ICOM Reflector
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] criticism of other
> > manufacturer's radios
> >
> >
> > Comparison of other radios to Icom is healthy, even
> > when one or the other
> > or both might be critical, but I agree that this is
> > not the place for
> > one-sided flaming of other manufacturer's radio.
> > Take it outside, Guys.
> >
> > At 09:56 PM 8/21/2004, Clark Savage Turner wrote:
> >  >My personal opinion.  Happy to correspond more
> > about it (probably off
> >  >line is best.)
> >
> > Heh!  You got that right.  :)
> >
> > 73, Dick
> > --
> > Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
> > E-mail: k7vc at arrl.org
> >
> >
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