[ICOM] 775 prices

[Hans Remeeus]

Hello Adam,

Thanks for your always interesting comments!

The choice of a transceiver is IMHO always very personal. E.g. the best 
combination of "can I understand what the distant station is transmitting" 
and "how does the distant station sound" for me is the most worthful.

This evening on VHF I heard a very interesting report of Cor PA0CHN. He did 
a lot of measurements, like Sherwood (http://www.sherweng.com/table.html). 
Cor his results are that the older single-IF receivers still are excellent, 
compared to the today's flagships. The Elecraft K2 has the same excellent 
receivers like the oldies. Sherwood has about the same opinion; e.g. the 
Atlas and the Drake.

IMHO newer is not always better...


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


---- Original Message ----
From: "Adam Farson" <farson at shaw.ca>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:46 PM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] 775 prices

> Hans, Igor,
>
> Just to throw in my twopence worth:
>
> A properly-designed DSP IF filter system can be configured to sound
> whichever way one wishes it to sound. I have no trouble pulling up
> weak SSB or CW signals on any of the IC-756Pro-series radios I have
> owned over the last 5 years (I now have a Pro3). I also had the
> opportunity to get some "flight-deck time" on the IC-7800, which does
> those jobs even better from my perspective. My next upgrade may be to
> a 7800, if I can justify it in terms of the amount of operating I do.
>
> I had to spend a certain amount of time re-learning the techniques
> involved in adjusting a receiver to "squeeze out the last drop". On
> numerous occasions, using the 756Pro series, I have been able to
> resolve, and copy, signals which were so poor that they would have
> eluded even my old IC-781. When receiving S9+ signals, I can adjust
> filter bandwidth and Twin PBT for the most pleasing sound (at least
> to my ear).
>
> "Digital" sound does not trouble me. Our wireline and wireless phone
> networks are all digital, I only listen to CD's (no LP's or turntable
> any longer in my home!) and am acutely aware that CBC Radio 2 FM
> plays digital CD's into an audio chain which is digital right up to
> the baseband input of the FM transmitter modulator. To my ears, it
> still sounds beautiful on a good home audio system.
>
> For me, the criterion in radio communications is more "can I
> understand what the distant station is transmitting" than "how does
> the distant station sound".
>
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ