[ICOM] Best Icom HF rig

[Hans Remeeus]

Exactly my opinion!

I did'nt had the opportunity to try the 7800 and 756ProIII yet. But my 
775DSP (hand-in-hand with the 1000D/599zx combo) still is my best rig after 
all these years!


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


---- Original Message ----
From: "Jan C. Robbins" <swanman at cfu.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Best Icom HF rig

> Having compared all three of them in A/B tests, my vote is strongly
> for the 775, which has one of the best receivers ever tested by a
> number of independent testing agencies.  But the 765, if given the
> full "treatment," including InRad filters and reduction of IF gain
> for best noise floor, runs such a good race that I'd be hard-pressed
> to choose. The 775 does have an excellent, easily adjustable DSP in
> addition to good front-end filtering, which the 765 does not, and
> other bells and whistles, so I suppose it wins by a little bit.
>
> I haven't tried the 7800 or ProIII, but have had 756Pro and ProII in
> similar A/B tests with the other rigs, and all three you
> mention--775,781, 765--have noticeably better receivers.
>
> There are many reasons for 'preferring" one rig to another, and I
> would be the last one to argue that there is such a thing as an
> objectively "best" rig for all operators.  On the other hand, without
> head-to-head A/B tests and/or data from qualified third-party
> specialists such as Rob Sherwood, who have themselves done
> head-to-head testing, any judgment is at best a guess.  I would have
> "guessed" the 781 had a better receiver than the 765, even when the
> latter is properly modified, but I would have been wrong.
>
> It's a fun investigation!  GL es vy 73 to all.  Jan N0JR
>