[ICOM] eHam 2720 Reviews

[Paul Gates, KD3JF]

I know what you mean!! Luckily I have a yaesu 1500M 2
meter rig and I have never been bothered by Intermod.
And of course I do not live in Washington DC or
Baltimore MD. I live between the two!!


--- D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:

> If you want .25 uV sensitivity over broad band,
> you   WILL   get intermod.  Wideband coverage
> seems to be what  MOST  buyers want.  If you
> want really tight in a local area, go find an IC-20
> or IC-22 crystal controlled rig.  Buy crystals, buy
> a tone encoder/decoder, no scan, no DTMF
> mic, etc.
> 
> For god's sake learn to use the attenuator instead
> of running the damned thing wide open all the time.
> 
> SHEESH.  Appliance operators!!!
> 
> Yayhoo and Kenmore are all the same.
> 
> Mac, K2GKK/5
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: BSugarberg <bsugarberg at core.com>
> Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ICOM] eHam 2720 Reviews
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 22:03:55 -0400
> 
> w4tey at bellsouth.net wrote:
> 
>  > I wonder if you guys have read the E ham reviews
> of the 2720.
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Here are some eHam reviews of the 2720:
> ---------------------------------------
> 
>   Reviews: 14  	 Average rating: 2.4/5
> 
> "Disastrous intermod problem. OK in rural areas but
> in big cities almost 
> useless."
> 
> "POS - Junk. Don't waste your good hard earned
> money! Intermod out the 
> @#&+........."
> 
> "Wish I'd found more reviews on this rig before I
> bought it. I live in the 
> sticks and i'm bothered by a police transmitter 15
> miles away. The intermod 
> makes this radio nearly unusable,, shame on you
> ICOM!"
> 
> "Oh this rig i'm sure would be good if you lived in
> the desert. It suffers 
> extreme intermod. very poor rejection ,if any."
> 
> "What more can I say. I like every thing about this
> radio except that the 
> intermod/imaging that you hear makes the radio
> unusable, bought a 2 meter
> intermod filter, Par and it helped. I DO NOT believe
> that anyone should have 
> to spend money on filters that should be IN THE
> RADIO!!."
> 
> "My 2720 also has the famed intermod many have
> complained about. And I'm not 
> talking a little intermod, it's a lot! I realize any
> amateur widebanded 
> radio is going to have moments where it suffers a
> bit of intermod but this 
> thing goes on and on with it. In fact, I can't drive
> anywhere without 
> receiving intermod at least half the time the thing
> is on!
> 
> My opinion is such that Icom should recall this
> model and repair the 
> intermod issue. I'm sure they won't though, and
> those of us that purchased 
> them will remember that. The radio has some great
> features but you'd better 
> beware of the SEVERE intermod problem if your
> considering this model."
> 
> ----------------
> 73, Bruce WA8TNC
> 
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC,
> icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
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> 
> 
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC,
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> 


Paul Gates, KD3JF
K1  #0231
KX1 #1186
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