[ICOM] 775 prices

[Igor Sokolov]

Hans, I agree with your opinion 100%. I only wanted to add that
digital sounding receiver is as bad for pulling weak CW signals as it
is for SSB. The best DSP radio that I have used was ORION. Its very
good dynamic range is a great plus in the city. But ORION turned out
to be far behind IC775 when operating from 8Q7 trying to pull out
weak signals from the pile up of stations the strongest of which was
at S3 level. So if I had to pick only one rig for everything I would
take either IC765 (which I have now) or IC775. The only thing that I
am missing in IC775 is true dual receive like it is done in FT1000
series or in ORION.

73, Igor UA9CDC


> The 775DSP (with one of the latest European serial numbers) still
is my
> favorite rig. It has a remarkable good receiver with an excellent
sound and
> very solid and easy to use controls.
>
> I had the 756ProII side-by-side for a few months and I sold this
rig because
> of the IMHO digital sounding receiver. Perhaps this is not very
important
> when you use digital modes and CW. But for SSB I very much prefer
rigs like
> the 775DSP with analoge crystal filters, which are most useful for
TX too. I
> did a lot of comparisons between the 775DSP and the 756ProII. The
excellent
> audio reports (RX as well as TX) were enough convincing, together
with the
> better ergonomics of the 775DSP.
>
> I still have the IC-7400 (= IC-746Pro) to carry along, 50 MHz and
144
> MHz/all-mode.
>
>
> 73,
> Hans Remeeus (PA1HR)
> http://www.remeeus.nl
> Communication is about people, the rest is technology.
>
>
> >
> > I have no idea who would claim to be selling a 775 for $1,200,
but
> > you'd be a fool to buy the rig from anyone who was doing that.  A
> > good, mid- to late-serial  775 without any accessories is worth
in
> > the neighborhood of $1,800 minimum, if in fine shape and
including
> > original manual and packing.  Buy the 775 before you ever touch a
> > 756Pro of ANY level, unless you really want to waste your money.
The
> > Pros are simply deaf , in comparison, and have virtually useless
> > noise blankers. 73 Jan N0JR ----
>
>
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