[ICOM] PRO/PRO2 vs. 775DSP

[Hans Remeeus]

Hello Earl,

Thanks for the interesting/appreciated information on your comparisons!

It is very striking to see that there are big differences in yours and the 
one from Sherwood Engineering:
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

E.g. the TenTec Orion in their comparison is the number One, while in your 
comparison the Orion is the number Last.

What would be the reason of this very big difference?

Not talking about other significant differences while reading both tests.

Perhaps your comparison is driven from practice, while the one from Sherwood 
is from the Laboratory side?

Could there have been differences between 'two of the same type' 
transceivers? In that way: would it be advisable to re-align all the rigs, 
according to the instructions in the Service Manual, before making 
comparisons like that from Sherwood?

Just my thoughts...


73, Hans Remeeus (PA1HR)
http://www.remeeus.nl
Communication is about people, the rest is technology.


---- Original Message ----
From: "Earl W Cunningham" <k6se at juno.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] PRO/PRO2 vs. 775DSP

> Lots of talk in this thread about how receivers compare.
>
> As a 160-meter DXer, I've compared a lot of receivers in an effort to
> find the "best" for my purpose.  My comparison tests were
> straightforward.  I would do an on-air A/B test of the receivers by
> seeing which would perform best in digging extremely weak CW signals
> out of the noise on both 160m and 10m.  The antenna would be
> quick-switched between rigs during the tests.  FWIW, here are the
> results, from best to worst:
>
> 1) Elecraft K2 with KDSP2
> 2) Icom IC-756Pro3
> 3) Icom IC-756Pro2
> 4) Icom IC-746Pro
> 5) Yaesu FT-1000MP w/ INRAD front-end mod
> 6) Kenwood TS-870S
> 7) Kenwood TS-830S
> 8) Yaesu FT-1000D
> 9) Icom IC-775DSP
> 10) Icom IC-746
> 11) Kenwood TS-850S
> 12) Ten Tec Omni 6+
> 13) Ten Tec Orion
>
> 73, de Earl, K6SE